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Glen Assoun to receive initial compensation payment for wrongful murder conviction
HALIFAX - A Halifax man will receive preliminary compensation from the federal and provincial governments after spending almost 17 years in prison as the result of a wron...
Sep 12, 2019
Power restored after widespread outage
PRINCE GEORGE- A lightning strike is the suspected cause of a widespread power outage across northern BC last night . 124 thousand homes and businesses in Prince George ,Vanderhoof, Smithers, Fort St ...
Sep 12, 2019
Bianca Andreescu eyes Beijing for return after winning U.S. Open
MONTREAL - Bianca Andreescu's coach says his star player is heading right back to work after her historic win in the U.S. Open. After a few days off to celebrate, the 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont...
Sep 12, 2019
Ukraine: Director in prisoner swap backs jailed Russians
MINSK, Belarus - A film director who was included in a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia spoke out Tuesday on behalf of suspected political detainees in Russia, promising to advocate ...
Sep 12, 2019
Keeping Indigenous languages alive: New exhibits at the Exploration Place
PRINCE GEORGE-The Exploration Place will be home to two new exhibits aimed at demonstrating how Indigenous languages are being preserved.Our Living Languages: First peoples Voices in BC, travelling ex...
Sep 12, 2019
5 things you need to know: Thursday, Sept.12
Here are the five things we think you need to know today:UNBC scores higher in world university rankingsUNBC finished in the group ranked 801st and 1,000th out of almost 1,400 universities from 92 cou...
Sep 12, 2019
New Atwood novel 'The Testaments' revisits dystopian world
LONDON - Margaret Atwood often gets asked if "The Testaments," her sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is set in a dystopian world. "Let us hope so," she says drily. The Canadian author noted as her new ...
Sep 12, 2019
Mississauga, Toronto express interest in holding celebration for Andreescu
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu's hometown of Mississauga, Ont., as well as neighbouring Toronto, are eager to hold celebrations for the Canadian tennis star. It is not yet known if there will be any publi...
Sep 12, 2019
Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign
OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...
Sep 12, 2019
In the news today, Sept. 12
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 12 --- LEADERS DIVE INTO DAY 2 OF THE CAMPAIGN With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for ...
Sep 12, 2019