NBA reporter Wojnarowski leaving ESPN to be GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team | CBC Sports

NBA reporter Wojnarowski leaving ESPN to be GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team | CBC Sports

ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. Wojnarowski will oversee a wide range of responsibilities while working alongside coach Mark Schmidt and his staff….

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B.C. must boost oversight of old growth on Quadra Island, forests watchdog says | CBC News

B.C. must boost oversight of old growth on Quadra Island, forests watchdog says | CBC News

Conservationists are sounding the alarm over dwindling old-growth forests on an island off British Columbia’s South Coast — and a new report backs up their concerns.  B.C.’s Forest Practices Board says without improvements to how forests on Quadra Island are managed, the remaining old growth there may not survive. The board’s investigation started after the…

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Feds earmark .5M to develop sustainable agriculture projects over next 4 years | CBC News

Feds earmark $87.5M to develop sustainable agriculture projects over next 4 years | CBC News

An announcement Thursday in eastern Prince Edward Island confirmed that $87.5 million in federal funds will be going toward developing sustainable agriculture projects in the next four years. The money will be divided among 30 academic institutions across the country, and includes $6.9 million for UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peters…

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