Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Officials urge feds to contain invasive species

  July 16, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Lawmakers from states and Canadian provinces throughout the Northwest are sending a sharply worded letter to the U.S. secretary of the interior and the Canadian minister of fisheries …

• Winter Olympics could be boon for region

  July 14, 2009 in Idaho The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be an economic boon at a time when one is badly needed, Canada’s minister of state for sport told officials from throughout the …

• NW energy resources form the ‘Middle East of North America’

  July 14, 2009 in Idaho The Pacific Northwest, on both sides of the Canadian border, is the “Middle East of North America” when it comes to energy resources, experts say, and it will eventually supply …

• Tighter border hurts economy, officials say

  July 14, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Officials and experts from the United States and Canada say a U.S. border policy driven by concerns about terrorism and problems at the Mexico border is hurting Pacific … 1