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Brazilian pop star Anitta to perform at NFL’s first game in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian pop star Anitta will perform at halftime of the first NFL game in the South American country on Sept. 6. The NFL announced Tuesday that the 31-year-old will perform when the...
Aug 20, 2024

Barkerville, Wells, continue to feel economic impacts of wildfires
PRINCE GEORGE - It has been several weeks since the communities of Barkerville and Wells have safely returned home following wildfire evacuations, but the impacts of those closures continues to be fel...
Aug 20, 2024

B.C. wildfires holding under 370 with 30 per cent classified as 'out of control'
The Calcite Creek fire in British Columbia's southern Interior is no longer considered a "wildfire of note," leaving three such blazes throughout the province. The BC Wildfire Service says two of thos...
Aug 20, 2024

CN Rail strike has potential impacts
PRINCE GEORGE - Nine thousand unionized rail workers with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are expected to be off the job this week, disrupting a key link in the supply chain for almost everything, re...
Aug 20, 2024

Homicide investigators called in after two women die in B.C. balcony fall
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Police in North Vancouver, B.C., say homicide investigators have been called in after two women died from falling off the balcony of an apartment building. RCMP say officers re...
Aug 20, 2024

B.C. landslide 'dramatically' impacts salmon spawn but conditions improve: task force
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tsilhqot'in National Government says river conditions are "slowly improving" after the massive landslide that temporarily dammed the Chilcotin River last month, but salmon sp...
Aug 20, 2024

B.C. landslide 'dramatically' impacts salmon spawn but conditions improve: task force
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tsilhqot'in National Government says river conditions are "slowly improving" after the massive landslide that temporarily dammed the Chilcotin River last month, but salmon sp...
Aug 20, 2024

Police, TSB investigating after three die in northwestern Quebec helicopter crash
D'ELVERT LAKE - Two men and a woman have been declared dead after a helicopter crash at a lake in northwestern Quebec. One of the victims was declared dead at the scene on Monday morning while the oth...
Aug 20, 2024

As hate-crime landscape evolves, a reminder — online behaviour exists in real life
VANCOUVER - A lawyer with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says it's wise to remember that even though charges over offensive social media activity are rare, online posts exist in real...
Aug 20, 2024

As hate-crime landscape evolves, a reminder — online behaviour exists in real life
VANCOUVER - A lawyer with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says it's wise to remember that even though charges over offensive social media activity are rare, online posts exist in real...
Aug 20, 2024