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Minister of Transportation makes P.G. pit stop
PRINCE GEORGE - B.C.'s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena boarded BC Bus North in Prince George this morning (June 11).The bus service was launched last June after Greyhound ...
Jun 11, 2019
Chief military judge testifying in own court martial
OTTAWA - Canada's chief military judge is in the witness box during his own court martial, where he is speaking about his personal and professional relationship with his deputy - who is the presi...
Jun 11, 2019
US judge: Construction on Obama centre should proceed
CHICAGO - A federal judge in Chicago says he'll dismiss a lawsuit brought by a parks advocacy group that is trying to stop former President Barack Obama's presidential centre from being built in a lak...
Jun 11, 2019
Court of Appeal upholds Edmonton man's extradition to U.S. to face terrorism charges
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an extradition order for a man facing terrorism charges in the United States. Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, who is 34, has been charged in the U.S. with ...
Jun 11, 2019
Medical examiner tells Alberta trial lack of oxygen didn't cause toddler's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The medical examiner who did an autopsy on a 19-month-old boy says there was no suggestion a lack of oxygen had anything to do with the child's death. David and Collet St...
Jun 11, 2019
Mother dog, 9 puppies doing well after being found in sealed box at B.C. dump
QUESNEL, B.C. - A year-old border collie-husky mix and her nine, week-old puppies are doing well after being rescued from a sealed box dumped at a central British Columbia landfill. The BC SPCA says i...
Jun 11, 2019
Transit expansion on hold
"Let's let this simmer for a while."Those were the words of Councillor Terri McConnachie after a lengthy presentation from BC Transit about expanded services to local bussing by four thousand hours pe...
Jun 11, 2019 transit bus
Mother dog and nine puppies left to die in landfill
WILLIAMS LAKE-The BC SPCA is asking for the publics help in finding the owner of an abandoned mother dog and her puppies.The estimated one year old dog was found by a good samaritan dumped in the Punt...
Jun 11, 2019
Manitoba judge calls for review, improvements of health care at remand centre
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge is calling for a full review of health-care services at the Winnipeg Remand Centre where an inmate died after suffering seizures. Provincial court Judge Heather Pullan says...
Jun 11, 2019
Victoria council mulls demolition of what's left of fire-ravaged Plaza Hotel
VICTORIA - Councillors in Victoria are being asked to authorize demolition of what remains of the Plaza Hotel after a fire that burned for four days in the city's downtown last month. T...
Jun 11, 2019