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Metro Vancouver's HandyDART strike continues after talks break with no deal
VANCOUVER - Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its employer, Transdev, have broken off without an agreement following 15 hours of talks. Joe McCann,...
Sep 13, 2024

The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. If succ...
Sep 13, 2024

Spruce Kings optimistic ahead of preseason home opener
PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings are entering their second and final weekend of preseason action. The Langley Rivermen are in town as the Kopar Memorial Arena will host their first two games of the fal...
Sep 13, 2024

26-year-old son is accused of his father's murder on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the 26-year-old son of a man found dead on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been charged with his murder. Police say 58-year-old H...
Sep 13, 2024

The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. If succ...
Sep 13, 2024

"Odd couple for sure" Bond and Dix jointly announce new program
PRINCE GEORGE - For years, the Health Minister and the Health Critic have been adversaries across the aisle in the Legislature. And today, the tenor was very different. The two stood shoulder to shoul...
Sep 13, 2024

PG to pilot AED Program
PRINCE GEORGE - More people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest will receive life-saving support as the Province makes automated external defibrillators more widely available in several B.C. communitie...
Sep 13, 2024

Calgary Flames sign forward Jakob Pelletier to one-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames signed winger Jakob Pelletier to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday. The contract has an average annual value of US$800,000. Pelletier, a 23-year-old from Quebec City,...
Sep 13, 2024

Judge frees Colorado paramedic convicted in death of Elijah McClain from prison
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020, is being released ...
Sep 13, 2024

Kamloops, B.C., man charged with murder in the death of his mother: RCMP
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A 35-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after his mother's body was found near her Kamloops, B.C., home a year ago. Mounties say 57-year-old Jo-Anne Donovan was f...
Sep 13, 2024