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Western Forest Products temporarily curtails production at B.C. sawmills
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. says it is temporarily curtailing lumber production due to market challenges. The Vancouver-based company says it is reducing production from its B.C. sawmills...
Oct 07, 2024

Rustad vows to dismantle tent cities
PRINCE GEORGE - It is a pretty quiet scene at Moccasin Flats, the remaining tent city in Prince George. There was a similar scene at First and George until that camp - Millenium Park - was dismantled ...
Oct 07, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba high school football coach gets 20 years for sex assaults
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA - A former Winnipeg high school football coach has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting nine students. Kelsey McKay was sentenced today after pleadin...
Oct 07, 2024

Argos rookie Doxtater happy to be playing football closer to home
TORONTO - The CFL is the latest stop on Sage Doxtater's football odyssey. The hulking offensive lineman practised with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday after joining the club's practice roster last wee...
Oct 07, 2024

Injured Demko, Joshua not on Vancouver Canucks' opening-night roster
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks placed all-star goalie Thatcher Demko and bruising winger Dakota Joshua on the season-opening injured non-roster list Monday. Demko announced ahead of training camp t...
Oct 07, 2024

McGill agrees to drop legal challenge of law faculty union, ending strike
MONTREAL - McGill University has agreed to drop a legal challenge of its law faculty's right to unionize, bringing an official end to a strike during which law professors walked off the job for more t...
Oct 07, 2024

Gradey Dick ready to earn starters role in sophomore season on Toronto Raptors
Gradey Dick is willing to do whatever the Toronto Raptors need of him. Dick saw big minutes for a rookie last season as the Raptors were decimated by injuries through March and April. Entering his sop...
Oct 07, 2024

Kanesatake residents accused in illegal dumping case say they've done nothing wrong
MONTREAL - Some residents of a Mohawk community west of Montreal who are accused by the Quebec government of illegal dumping say they've done nothing wrong. Quebec government lawyers are in Superior C...
Oct 07, 2024

City's budget survey launches today
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George's citizen budget survey launched today, giving residents a chance to share their thoughts regarding the upcoming 2025 budget."As in previous years, the Citize...
Oct 07, 2024

Who will end the debate? Political gridlock continues in the House of Commons
OTTAWA - Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons. The Conservatives say the debate will continue u...
Oct 07, 2024