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50 years ago, Lolita the orca was captured off the coast of B.C. A new film follows the fight to set her free
But their focus changed when they learned of a female member of the population that had been captured 50 years ago and was alive at the Miami Seaquarium and that members of Lummi Nation from the ...
Why these B.C. snowbirds want out of Palm Springs, and why the California city needs them to stay
Briddon and his wife have called Palm Springs their winter home since 2008. They’re among the Canadians that winter in Palm ...
Bell: Mark Carney is now on a collision course with Danielle Smith
If Liberal Leader Mark Carney thinks Danielle Smith is just going to go away he has got another thing coming. If Carney wins the election and remains prime minister and ignores Albertans, he is in for ...
Netanyahu accuses Carney of attacking Israel after exchange with heckler on 'genocide'
OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Liberal Leader Mark Carney of attacking Israel after he appeared to endorse a protestor’s comment earlier this week that there is a ...
Hudson's Bay sale now using protocol designed to handle insider bid: document
“Hudson’s Bay Company has no comment on the sale process at this time,” the retailer said in a statement. “To be clear, no Insider Bid has been identified or confirmed and these protocols are ...
Police in 2 states hunt for a convicted killer mistakenly released from a Georgia jail
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia and Florida and searching for a convicted killer who was mistakenly released from a county jail south of Atlanta, authorities said.
Crowds demonstrate against gender-based violence in South Africa after alleged rape of 7-year-old
The protesters have called on the South African government to declare gender-based violence a national crisis and impose the harshest sentences on those convicted of related crimes. While the attack ...
Potential impact of Trump's trade war on jobs and inflation sends US consumer sentiment plunging
It’s a sign that most of the public views as a blip data this week showing that consumer inflation declined in March to an annual rate of 2.4%. Most economists believe that, given the intensifying ...
Global warming isn't funny -- except in the hands of these comedians
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Esteban Gast remembered a feeling of shame he had in high school while calculating how much carbon dioxide, the main driver of climate change, his daily activities created, ...
Mayor: Family was to celebrate child's birthday when NYC sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing 6
NEW YORK (AP) — A family from Spain was about to celebrate the ninth birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between ...
'It's very grim': Duty-free shops see sales plummet as travellers shun U.S.
MONTREAL — A group of duty-free shop owners says sales are plummeting as Canadian travellers steer clear of the U.S. amid anger over tariffs and annexation threats from President Donald Trump.
Corus Entertainment sees potential ad revenue bump from 'buy Canadian' trend
TORONTO — A challenging environment for attracting key advertising dollars continues to plague Corus Entertainment Inc., but the company says it could reap the benefits of the “Buy Canadian” movement ...