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Quebec officials remain on flooding alert, keeping tabs on weather
MONTREAL - Water levels remain high but the flooding situation remains largely stable in Quebec, with alert levels maintained and officials keeping close tabs on the weather forecast fo...
May 04, 2019
Trudeau resists pressure to decriminalize drugs in face of opioid crisis
OTTAWA - Donna May says she'll no longer tolerate a nod or weepy eyes from politicians over the opioid epidemic - it's claimed the lives of too many people she loves. May wants&nbs...
May 04, 2019
Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy
WASHINGTON - Stephen Moore, a conservative commentator whom President Donald Trump had tapped for the Federal Reserve board, withdrew from consideration Thursday after losing Republican support in the...
May 04, 2019
Wildfire risk reduction grants to support northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE- The B.C. government is providing more than $395,000 in community resiliency investment grants to support projects in the Prince George Fire Centre. It will also provide $462,000 in gran...
May 04, 2019
Raptors Pascal Siakam suffers calf contusion, doubtful for Game 4 against 76ers
PHILADELPHIA - The Toronto Raptors may be without Pascal Siakam for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The team announced Saturday that Siakam has a calf contusion and its doubtful he'...
May 04, 2019
To excel in the automated world Canada shouldn't forget the liberal arts: study
OTTAWA - Canada can better prepare for a technologically disrupted future by producing more liberal-arts graduates, says a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada. The bank's study found...
May 04, 2019
Film on Colten Boushie case wins $10,000 prize at Hot Docs festival
TORONTO - A film about the killing of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan has won a top prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Tasha Hubbard's "npawistamsowin: We Will S...
May 04, 2019
China suspends export permits from two Canadian pork plants, says Ottawa
TORONTO - China has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters, including Quebec-based Olymel LP, apparently over package mislabelling amid growing tensions between the two countries....
May 04, 2019
Fund protecting forestry service providers topped up
PRINCE GEORGE- The Province has contributed another $250,000 to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund. The Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund was established in 2012 to give relie...
May 04, 2019
Health Canada warns mould is a serious concern in flood-hit homes
Health Canada is warning of the dangers of mould in homes and cottages hit by this year's spring flooding. Federal biologist Francis Lavoie says it's important to dry wet walls and belongings within 4...
May 04, 2019