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Tsunami waves from Alaska would take about four hours to reach Island

Tsunami waves from Alaska would take about four hours to reach Island

On Monday afternoon, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit near Sand Point, Alaska, just before 2 p.m., triggering a tsunami warning for parts of the state and prompting questions about whether sa国际传媒 was at risk. Shortly before 4 p.m.
Monique Keiran: There is something in the air - the scent of the season

Monique Keiran: There is something in the air - the scent of the season

The maples are turning gold and red, the Garry oaks are going brown, and the grass is springing fresh and green anew. But the change of seasons brings more than a changing landscape palette to dazzle our senses.
Vancouver Island marmot: A good year for one of world's rarest mammals

Vancouver Island marmot: A good year for one of world's rarest mammals

As the snow falls and colonies of the Vancouver Island marmot begin plugging the entrances to their burrows with soil in preparation for hibernation, the people who watch over them are sifting through field reports and sorting megabytes of photos to
Charla Huber: Health and safety committees can combat workplace complacency

Charla Huber: Health and safety committees can combat workplace complacency

As we enter the second wave of COVID-19, I鈥檝e been thinking about how different the experience was when the first wave began. Back in March, I was reading the guidelines from WorkSafe sa国际传媒
Lawrie McFarlane: We have a better political system than America鈥檚

Lawrie McFarlane: We have a better political system than America鈥檚

As we wait for the outcome of the provincial election, some reflections on the TV leadership debate. To start with, what a refreshing change from the dreadful spectacles we鈥檝e seen south of the border.
Trevor Hancock: Our fisheries are as badly managed as our forests

Trevor Hancock: Our fisheries are as badly managed as our forests

Here is an astounding statistic: Of the roughly 196,000 tonnes of wild seafood harvested by sa国际传媒
Anny Scoones: The comfort of winter reading

Anny Scoones: The comfort of winter reading

Do you ever read simply for entertainment, for solace, to gain fascinating information (and good gossip), or to be swept away with stories of eccentric people or adventurers, as opposed to reading six pages of a classic describing the way a lady鈥檚 ey
Monique Keiran: A reminder of the great fires of 1902

Monique Keiran: A reminder of the great fires of 1902

September鈥檚 smoky days might seem long ago, particularly after the recent rainstorms. But it鈥檚 important to note that the U.S.
Anny Scoones: Time to clean those skeletons in your closet

Anny Scoones: Time to clean those skeletons in your closet

The other day, I strolled downtown by way of the Inner Harbour along the Lower Causeway.
Charla Huber: We can't control what holiday memories stick

Charla Huber: We can't control what holiday memories stick

With Thanksgiving complete, we鈥檝e now officially moved into the string of winter holidays. If your Thanksgiving was anything like mine, it was a little weird, quiet and lacking the joy of visiting with friends for hours.