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U.S. army sees safety, not ‘wokeness,’ as top recruiting obstacle

Republicans blaming vaccine requirements and ‘wokeness’ for recruitment struggles

Feb 12, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

U.S. holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China

China claims sovereignty over much of the contested waterway

Feb 12, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

B.C. family loses father, more than 20 family members in Turkey earthquake

“They have suffered a tremendous loss that no family should ever have to experience.”

Feb 12, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

Object destroyed over the Yukon ‘potentially similar’ to Chinese spy balloon: minister

Officials describe it as more ‘cylindrical’ and smaller than ones shot down over U.S.

Feb 12, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >

Neutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia

Countries don’t want Austria to allow sanctioned Russians to attend a European security meeting

Feb 12, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Merritt, B.C., residents displaced by 2021 floods to move into transitional housing

31 manufactured homes will offer temporary rental accommodation

Feb 12, 2023 8:28 AM Read more >

Online romance scammers may have a new wingman — artificial intelligence

AI can be harnessed to mimic voices and faces

Feb 12, 2023 8:20 AM Read more >

Victoria News honoured at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Black Press Media’s Greater Victoria team gets gold for daily news coverage

Feb 12, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

New miniaturized pacemaker a ‘game-changer’ amid testing in Calgary

‘It sits in the base of my heart and I don’t know that it’s there’

Feb 11, 2023 4:10 PM Read more >

Devastation in Turkey, Syria echoes past earthquakes and offers B.C. lessons

Earthquake early warning system has several hundred sensors overseen by Natural Resources Canada

Feb 11, 2023 4:10 PM Read more >