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Three teenage girls charged in violent B.C. transit attacks
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Three teenage girls have been charged with assault after two separate violent attacks took place on Metro Vancouver's transit system. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the ass...
Oct 17, 2024

Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and ...
Oct 17, 2024

Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and ...
Oct 17, 2024

Amber Alert issued for five-day-old baby in Saskatchewan
RCMP in Saskatchewan have issued an Amber Alert after a newborn baby was allegedly abducted from a health centre in the community of Montreal Lake. Police say they were told this afternoon that five-d...
Oct 17, 2024

Conservative plans to replace SOGI 123 "raised alarm bells" for physicians
PRINCE GEORGE - Following a recent announcement by the BC Conservative Party to replace SOGI 123 with zero-tolerance anti-bullying programs, several physicians in Prince George and Northern B.C. are r...
Oct 17, 2024

Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals to allow his lethal injection to...
Oct 17, 2024

Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a corporate restructuring process set off by a legal...
Oct 17, 2024

Canada's Pendrith shoots 61 in first start since the Presidents Cup and leads in Las Vegas
Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn't miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him an early three-shot lead in the Shriners Ch...
Oct 17, 2024

What electoral issues matter most to D.P. Todd students?
PRINCE GEORGE - Just days away from the October 19 provincial election, students across School District 57 are taking part in a student voting exercise to learn more about the election process and wha...
Oct 17, 2024

Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5 billion to provinces, smokers in proposed deal
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to some 100,000 Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restruct...
Oct 17, 2024