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Maine gunman may have targeted businesses over delusions they were disparaging him online
Maine State Police documents released Tuesday shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston may have targeted those locations. State ...
Oct 31, 2023
Simon Fraser Bridge experiences further construction delays
PRINCE GEORGE- The Simon Fraser Bridge has been in construction since January 2022 and was originally expected to be open in the fall of that year.However, it was delayed until September 2023 due to s...
Oct 31, 2023
Surging Einarson rocks New Zealand at Pan Continental Curling Championships
KELOWNA, B.C. - Kerri Einarson made Halloween extra scary for her New Zealand opponents on Tuesday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club. The skip from Gimli, Man., hoar...
Oct 31, 2023
Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Republican-written summaries that described several abortion-rights amendments as allowing "dangerous and unregulated abortions u...
Oct 31, 2023
One man recovering, 16 containers retrieved in Iqaluit port following fall
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A shipping company serving the Far North says an employee is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after he and almost two dozen containers fell into the water near Nunavut's capital on ...
Oct 31, 2023
Raptors aiming to fix issues to avoid furthering losing skid: 'These are must win'
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors find themselves in what forward Pascal Siakam calls a "must-win" situation early in the NBA season. The Raptors have dropped three straight since winning their season ope...
Oct 31, 2023
Taxpayers Federation calls foul on carbon tax
PRINCE GEORGE - He blinked. That's how the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is describing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's stance on the carbon tax as it pertains to Atlantic Canada, when he scraped the c...
Oct 31, 2023
City purchases Knights Inn Motel to lease to BC Housing
PRINCE GEORGE- The City of Prince George has agreed to purchase the Knights Inn Motel located at 650 Dominion Street, for $4.15 million. The purchase agreement comes with a completion date of March 14...
Oct 31, 2023
Canada joins U.S., U.K. on sanctions targeting arms sales to Myanmar military junta
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the United States and the United Kingdom in sanctioning dozens of people and entities linked to Myanmar's military regime. The new sanctions target 39 people and 22 entities...
Oct 31, 2023
Alberta moves to strengthen legislation before proposed opioid class-action lawsuit
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced updated legislation that it says would help make sure anyone who contributed to the opioid addiction crisis is held responsible. Dan Williams, the mini...
Oct 31, 2023