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New course to be offered at UNBC will get planning students involved in regional district OCP review
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and the University of Northern British Columbia have come together to provide students an opportunity for hands on learning and participatio...
Jan 16, 2024

Williams Lake search yields drugs, $16,000 in cash: RCMP
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP officers in Williams Lake got a big haul from the search of a home last week.In a news release, Staff Sgt. Brad McKinnon says Williams Lake RCMP got help from the Cariboo Ch...
Jan 16, 2024

Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search
WINNIPEG - The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-ar...
Jan 16, 2024

Best friends Laskova, Vanisova determined to make it as Czech players in the PWHL
MONTREAL - Dominika Laskova remembers waiting for a pass that never landed on her stick. Laskova was 12 years old taking the ice for Czechia's under-15 national camp. Her teammate, Tereza Vanisova, wa...
Jan 16, 2024

Health minister chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to ...
Jan 16, 2024

Federal lawsuit accuses NY Knicks owner James Dolan, media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman has alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by now-imprisoned film producer Harvey Weinstein, a...
Jan 16, 2024

Eby says planned Prince George hydrogen project will cut emissions, increase jobs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says a planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George is set to cut harmful carbon emissions and create jobs. He says the project by Ch...
Jan 16, 2024

Thomas Isherwood rocks mullet while providing spark for Canada's rugby 7s
VANCOUVER - Thomas Isherwood is instantly recognizable, whether on the training pitch or the rugby field. The mullet ensures that. "I'm one of those free flowing guys," the Canadian men's rugby sevens...
Jan 16, 2024

Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimes in federal court
DENVER (AP) - The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at a LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs appeared in federal court to face federal hate crimes Tuesday. Ald...
Jan 16, 2024

Man convicted over hit-and-run crash that injured two B.C. police dog handlers
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties say a 34-year-old man has been found guilty of four charges after a hit-and-run crash that injured two police dog service officers in 2019. Police say Jason Kirupakaran was co...
Jan 16, 2024