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Northern Noses digs its paws into AnimalKind accreditation
FORT ST. JAMES - Northern Noses in Fort St. James has been granted as an AnimalKind company. AnimalKind is a relatively new animal welfare accreditation and referral program through the BC SPCA, start...
Dec 23, 2020

Toronto FC's Ayo Akinola accepts chance to see what life is like in Canadian colours
Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola will get a chance to see how the other half lives next month at a Canadian national team camp in Florida. The 20-year-old Akinola, who was born in Detroit but moved to C...
Dec 23, 2020

Trump vetoes defence bill, setting up possible override vote
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defence policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially set...
Dec 23, 2020

Fugitive dubbed 'pilot to the stars' likely hiding in northern Quebec: police
MONTREAL - Police say a man convicted of an aerial attack on Hydro-Quebec power lines and who has evaded authorities for a week could be hiding out in the province's north. Provincial police added Nor...
Dec 23, 2020

Family of Pakistan dissident Karima Mehrab urge thorough investigation into her death
TORONTO - The family of an internationally prominent Pakistani dissident urged a thorough investigation into her death, saying Wednesday they were having difficulty accepting a police conclusion she k...
Dec 23, 2020

Woman steps up to help needy kids around the world
PRINCE GEORGE - A retired school teacher in our area wasn't going to let the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way of helping needy kids around the world this Christmas.The Operation Christmas Child Shoebo...
Dec 23, 2020

Masks distributed to Quebec daycares since May are faulty, says families minister
MONTREAL - Quebec authorities say masks that have been distributed to daycares across the province since May don't meet provincial safety standards. The Families Department issued a notice Tuesday cal...
Dec 23, 2020

Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a ...
Dec 23, 2020

British model and fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at age 50
LONDON - Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, has died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. Tennant, t...
Dec 23, 2020

S&P 500 ticks higher, on track to break 3-day losing streak
NEW YORK - Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street Wednesday following a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 was up by 0.6% and on pace for its first gain after three days of losses ...
Dec 23, 2020