Grizzly believed to have killed Alberta woman caught and will be euthanized
Two bears trapped, killer identified, second bear to be released, following attack near Water ValleyThe Canadian Press / May 31, 2021
Month: May 2021
NHL working on Canadian quarantine exemption for Stanley Cup playoffs: Sources
League working on a plan to secure permission to allow cross-border travel for semi-final roundThe Canadian Press / May 31, 2021
Canada to receive 2.9M vaccine doses this week as Pfizer-BioNTech increase deliveries
Firms expected to deliver about 400,000 more doses a week than what was typical last monthThe Canadian Press / May 31, 2021
B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery
Support needed as sadness in younger generations turning to anger, says youth mentorThe Canadian Press / May 31, 2021
The (not so) Humble Egg
Recipes for cooking with eggsWire Service / May 31, 2021
Sweatin’ for Science group collectively travels the distance of one lap around the perimeter of BC and Yukon
Funds will make science fairs more accessible for those who might not otherwise be able to take partWire Service / May 31, 2021
Summer job time in B.C. cause for wariness, Better Business Bureau says
Consumer watchdog encourages job applicants to do their homework on potential employersRick Stiebel / May 31, 2021
RCMP arrest all but one at Fairy Creek blockade, protesters take it back next day
Crowds of supporters and a car of elders breached the police lineZoe Ducklow / May 31, 2021
‘To make change in Nunavut’: Homegrown lawyers ready to enter legal profession
Emily Karpik said that job made her realize how badly Inuit were needed to work in Nunavut’s courtsThe Canadian Press / May 30, 2021
Survey show only 20 per cent of workers want to return to office full-time post-COVID
Almost 60 per cent of those surveyed said they would prefer to return to the office part-time or occasionallyThe Canadian Press / May 30, 2021
Republicans block bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
Attack was the worst on the Capitol in 200 years and interrupted the certification of Biden’s win over TrumpThe Canadian Press / May 30, 2021
Parks Canada says two dead following avalanche on Alberta mountain
There was no information about the identities or home towns of those who diedThe Canadian Press / May 30, 2021
Parents calling on Canada to evacuate children stuck in the Gaza Strip
A ceasefire ended the 11-day war that left hundreds of people dead and deteriorated Gaza’s infrastructureThe Canadian Press / May 30, 2021
The Auto Sleuth: Revitalized Lotus, GM targets zero-emissions and more auto news
Hot-off-the-press news from the auto worldWire Service / May 30, 2021
Flags at federal buildings, BC Legislature lowered to honour residential school victims
The bodies of 215 Indigenous children were found at a former residential schoolKatya Slepian / May 30, 2021
Tulsa Race Massacre long buried chapter of U.S. history
In Tulsa, word of unrest that started on May 31, 1921Associated Press / May 30, 2021
B.C. teachers to wear orange shirts to honour children found dead at residential school
Discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children was confirmed by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First NationKatya Slepian / May 30, 2021
‘More than just a hockey game’: NHL fans return to the Bell Centre for Habs-Leafs
Canadiens had 2,500 fans inside the 21,302-seat Bell Centre for Game 6 of their first-round playoff seriesThe Canadian Press / May 30, 2021
High pollen levels to blame for worse allergy season, experts say
Reports of runnier noses and itchier throats aren’t just anecdotal — they’re borne out by the numbersThe Canadian Press / May 30, 2021
Bill Cosby refuses sex offender program, so is denied parole
Cosby hopes the state Supreme Court, which heard his appeal in December, will reverse his convictionAssociated Press / May 30, 2021