9 h. ago Popular Joffre Lakes park temporarily closed for Indigenous use, land management

The park in the Pemberton area, also known as Pipi7íyekw, will be closed for three weeks, then day-use passes will be needed to visit

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7 d. ago Fire bans issued across Saskatchewan amid early dry conditions

Several rural municipalities, including Vanscoy, Corman Park, Rosthern, Eagle Creek and Meadow Lake, have issued fire bans as dry conditions settle in.

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2 w. ago B.C. leaders and UBC design new science degree in Indigenous land stewardship, a first in Canada

Drew Brown is one of the first students to take a new Bachelor of Science degree at the University of B.C.'s Department of Forestry co-developed by Indigenous leaders.

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2 w. ago Kentucky flood forces Buffalo Trace Distillery to temporarily close

The historic Buffalo Trace Distillery has temporarily closed after deadly flooding ravaging Kentucky swept into its facilities, forcing the popular bourbon company to turn away the public and staff. In a statement released on Sunday, the Frankfort, Kentucky-based distillery said it would remain closed through April 10 but warned that date could change. “Due to […]

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2 w. ago World’s largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive. Local communities say they’re already experiencing harm from the government-backed project, which environmental watchdogs say is the largest current planned deforestation […]

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2 w. ago Do you know this man? Suspect in Abbotsford sex assault depicted in sketch

The assault happened shortly before 7 p.m. on March 24, as a woman was walking alone on a path at Mill Lake Park, between Ashley Way and Alta Avenue.

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3 w. ago Man charged after violent Mississauga carjacking attempt: 3 more suspects sought

A 34-year-old Windsor man faces charges after a violent carjacking attempt in a tony area of southern Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say a motorist was  pulling his luxury vehicle into the driveway of a home in the Lorne Park-Lakeshore Rds. area — about five kilometres west of Mississauga Rd. — on Jan. 4 when four […]

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