Whiteswan Lake; best ice fishing destinations
By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com The Columbia Valley’s Whiteswan Lake has been...
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High winds, whitecaps and cold temperatures create crazy tangle of serrated ice in Taynton Bay
By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com For much of last week Mother Nature transformed...
Honouring Invermere’s Desert Rat
By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com On Nov. 11, Canadians across the country will...
‘First guys out:’ Western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires
A family-run company providing air-tanker support to control menacing wildfires in British...
Non-essential travel restrictions at Canada-U.S. border extended to at least Nov. 21
Restrictions on non-essential travel between Canada and the United States are being extended until...
Chief public health officer calls for continued ‘collective effort’ against COVID-19
Canada’s chief public health officer is urging residents to continue making a...
Federal Liberals propose special committee to examine pandemic-related spending
The minority Liberal government is attempting to pre-empt opposition efforts to create a special...
Nova Scotia calls on Ottawa to define a ‘moderate livelihood,’ as fishing dispute boils over
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is urging Ottawa to define what constitutes legal harvesting in...
Early figures for new aid and EI provide glimpse of how post-CERB supports to be used
The employment insurance system absorbed almost 1.3 million people in the last three weeks, new...
VIDEO: Provinces need to address racism in the health-care system, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed confidence that provinces will join efforts to fight...
Banff wolves have lower survival rate due to hunting, trapping outside park boundary
A study shows grey wolves in Banff National Park don’t live much longer than those in the...
Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE controversy
The threat of a possible snap election will be hovering over Parliament Hill this week as...
Canada inches toward to 200,000 COVID-19 case mark, with most new cases in Quebec
Canada’s COVID-19 caseload edged closer to the 200,000 mark on Sunday after a weekend in...
Supreme Court of Canada sides with women in RCMP pension dispute over job-sharing
Women who took part in the RCMP’s job-sharing program while raising young children were...
Man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident to appear in court next month
A man accused of roaming while heavily armed near the residences of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Facebook says its election integrity strategy is in effect in B.C.
Facebook Canada says it is taking measures to ensure election integrity ahead of the Oct. 24 vote...
Masks4Canada group calls for federal mask mandate to slow spread of COVID-19
The group Masks4Canada is calling on the federal government and Canada’s chief public health...
Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed
President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town...
New guidelines urge adults to cap screen time, sedentary behaviour even in pandemic
New fitness guidelines urge adults to limit screen time and sedentary behaviour while finding ways...
‘It’s like a pressure cooker in the house:’ Calls to helplines in Canada jump in pandemic
Several helplines for women experiencing violence at home are reporting dramatic increases in...
