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Man who chased people with a knife was just out of prison: Vancouver police chief
Vancouver police say a suspect who was armed with a knife and chasing people on a city street had only been released from prison five days before his arrest. Police say the 46-year-old man may also ha...
Mar 21, 2024

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won't run in Democratic primary
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday that he will not run in the Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but he left open the possibility that he ...
Mar 21, 2024

Key recommendations from the government's review of the Cannabis Act
OTTAWA - More than five years after cannabis was legalized in Canada, the government has released its final report of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act. The report is the result of 18 months ...
Mar 21, 2024

City preparing for a busy wildfire season
PRINCE GEORGE - A Category Two and Three burning ban will kick in next week. Remarkably early in the wildfire season. "It's not unheard of to have an early open fire prohibition like we did in mid Apr...
Mar 21, 2024

B.C. inmates with addiction issues at high risk of reincarceration: study
A new study led by a B.C. criminology professor says people jailed in the province who have addiction and mental health issues are at high risk of being reincarcerated within a few years of being rele...
Mar 21, 2024

Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber's case
BOSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bias and determine whether his death ...
Mar 21, 2024

Federal cannabis review calls for look at excise taxes charged to pot producers
OTTAWA - A group convened by the federal government to study the act that legalized cannabis is recommending the country review the excise taxes it charges pot companies. A report released by the five...
Mar 21, 2024

Lululemon earnings rise to US$669.5 million in the fourth quarter
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it earned US$669.5 million in its fourth quarter, up from US$119.8 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based clothing company's revenues for the fourth quar...
Mar 21, 2024

House of Commons rejects Conservative non-confidence motion over carbon pricing
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government will not be forced into an election over carbon pricing - at least not today. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Qubcois all voted against a Conservative motion calling...
Mar 21, 2024

ICBA talks mental health
PRINCE GEORGE - "The number one series of drugs that are prescribed by doctors are drugs for depression, anxiety, ADHD. Every single plan." That's the president of the Independent Contractors and Busi...
Mar 21, 2024