How B.C.’s firefighting smokejumpers take ’ultra-extreme and make it seem mundane’

Though B.C. is now the only province that employs smoke jumpers, their history elsewhere in Canada dates back to the mid-20th century. Smokejumper Spotter Colm Gallen is shown in this handout image. The BC Wildfire Service says smokejumpers, who are trained to parachute from fixed-wing aircraft to fight wildfires, have been rapidly deployed this week … Read more

New wildlife crossings planned between Canmore and Exshaw on Highway 1A

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, which advocates to keep wildlife safe near roadways, welcomed the projects FILE PHOTO: Traffic passes beneath one of the wildlife corridor overpasses on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Banff.Ted Rhodes/Postmedia Two new wildlife crossings are being planned for a stretch of Highway 1A between Exshaw and Canmore. Yellowstone to Yukon … Read more

Biden backup candidates including Whitmer, Buttigieg and Newsom sound off about president’s historic decision

Within minutes of President Biden’s historic announcement that he would not be seeking a second term, Democratic campaign surrogates who have for weeks been floated as his potential replacements have offered glowing praise for the 81-year-old, lauding him as a historic figure. “Joe Biden has earned his place among the best and most consequential presidents … Read more

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