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CNC Research Forest Society launches legacy fund
PRINCE GEORGE-In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the CNC Research Forest Society (CNCRFS) launched a legacy fund supporting projects in communities that CNC serves.Currently the CNCRFS is seeking...
Jul 23, 2019 Courtesy of the CNC
Trudeau's former right-hand adviser playing role in Liberal election campaign
OTTAWA - With three months to go now until the election, the Liberals are intensifying campaign efforts with Prime Minister Trudeau hitting party events to drum up support and...
Jul 23, 2019
Wrongful death suits filed in SC prison riot
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two federal lawsuits filed Tuesday claim South Carolina corrections officials violated prisoners' constitutional rights by failing to prevent a riot in which seven inmates were killed...
Jul 23, 2019
Expected petrochemical project announcement for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-A large announcement tomorrow for the city of Prince George.West Coast Olefins Ltd. is announcing a world scale petrochemical project that it has been developing over the past year. The ...
Jul 23, 2019
5 things you may not know about Boris Johnson, UK's next PM
LONDON - Here are five things you may not know about Boris Johnson, who is set to become Britain's next prime minister on Wednesday: HE HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SO CONFIDENT While Johnson is known for his b...
Jul 23, 2019
Feds officially launch contract to supply 88 new fighter jets
OTTAWA - Canada is officially asking four companies to send in their bids to supply a new fleet of fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The 88 jets are to replace the country's aging CF-18s,...
Jul 23, 2019
CBSA looks for actors to play smugglers, be struck for recruit training program
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency is looking for a handful of stunt actors to be thrown down, handcuffed, searched and beaten to help train new recruits. The agency has posted bid docume...
Jul 23, 2019
Doug Ford says Boris Johnson will do 'great job' as Britain's next prime minister
LUCAN, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Boris Johnson will do a "great job" as Britain's next prime minister. Ford praised the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party at a news conference in L...
Jul 23, 2019
Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The chants began even before baseball's greatest closer stood to make his speech. "Mariano! Mariano! Mariano!" The former New York Yankees reliever paused and smiled. "I don't unde...
Jul 23, 2019
Federal NDP and Greens, provincial opposition call for review of Glen Assoun case
HALIFAX - Opposition leaders in Ottawa and Nova Scotia are calling for further investigation into why the RCMP destroyed potential evidence in the criminal proceedings against a Halifax man who was wr...
Jul 23, 2019