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Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
August 31, 2021 - 12:48 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's longest war. Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly reopen the airport and grant amnesty to former opponents.
B.C. to launch compulsory skilled trades certification system
June 11, 2021 - 2:06 PM

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is launching a compulsory skilled trades certification system that it says will strengthen economic recovery by addressing labour shortages and supporting higher-paying, more stable jobs.
Brookfield Infrastructure buying Enercare in friendly deal valued at $4.3B
August 01, 2018 - 11:37 AM

TORONTO - Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has made a friendly $4.3-billion takeover offer for Enercare Inc., which would provide the Brookfield group with a source of stable revenue from a variety of residential utility services, such as electricity and natural gas for condo and apartment units, water heater rentals for houses and equipment repairs.
Air conditioner repair workers in hot demand amid heat wave
June 20, 2017 - 9:20 AM

PHOENIX - Alan Schwandt was rushing to his second job of the day when his phone rang with another desperate Phoenix homeowner calling about a broken air conditioner in the midst of a scorching heat wave.
Bridge near pipeline protest likely to reopen - eventually
December 17, 2016 - 7:12 AM

BISMARCK, N.D. - Reopening a bridge near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest encampment is key to restoring better relations between the state and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, according to North Dakota's now-former governor and the tribal chairman, but the effort will take weeks if not months.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security

B.C. to launch compulsory skilled trades certification system

Brookfield Infrastructure buying Enercare in friendly deal valued at $4.3B

Air conditioner repair workers in hot demand amid heat wave

Bridge near pipeline protest likely to reopen - eventually

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