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UBCM hosts Housing Summit
PRINCE GEORGE - "Make no mistake, the current situation is dire, but I am hopeful. Things are beginning to improve and here's why. Each order of government - local, provincial and federal - has tools ...
Feb 14, 2024

West Fraser Timber loses US$153 million in fourth quarter, sales soften
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it lost US$153 million in its fourth quarter, a steeper loss than US$94 million a year earlier. Sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 were US$1.5 billion, do...
Feb 14, 2024

B.C. cherry growers 'reeling' after January cold snap that damaged buds
KELOWNA, B.C. - This season will likely be the most challenging cherry growers have ever experienced in British Columbia, a farmer and industry leader says, after a widespread cold snap damaged trees ...
Feb 14, 2024

More upgrades to improve flood resilience in Abbotsford, B.C., after 2021 disaster
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Premier David Eby says his government will provide almost $80 million to help upgrade Abbotsford's Barrowtown Pump Station, which was nearly overwhelmed in 2021 by atmospheric river...
Feb 14, 2024

Inquest into slain Quebec officer looks at lack of oversight for mental-health cases
MONTREAL - The last psychiatrist to speak to a mentally ill Quebec man before he fatally stabbed a provincial police sergeant last March had a particularly difficult phone call with him days before th...
Feb 14, 2024

NHLPA appeals five-game suspension handed to Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association says it has filed an appeal of Morgan Rielly's five-game suspension for cross-checking. The league's department of player safety banned the Toronto Maple Leafs d...
Feb 14, 2024

RCMP investigate a string of break and enters in Quesnel
CARIBOO- The third break and enter in three weeks took place on Monday, February 12, in the 300-block of Reid Street.at 6:18 a.m., The Quesnel RCMP responded to the reports of a break and enter. The s...
Feb 14, 2024

Top Canadian musician gives triumphant homecoming concert
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George's own Jonathan Crow put on a memorable show on Tuesday night at the Knox Performance Centre. As the concert master of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Crow helps lead one ...
Feb 14, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Trudeau during House of Commons question period
OTTAWA - Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted question period briefly on Wednesday, interrupting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he answered a question from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. A ha...
Feb 14, 2024

Court hears final evidence in former military leader Edmundson's sex assault trial
OTTAWA - Lawyers for former military leader Haydn Edmundson wrapped up the evidentiary portion of his defence Wednesday, setting the stage for closing arguments in April in the retired vice-admiral's ...
Feb 14, 2024