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Paramedics, first responders, at risk for roadside work
PRINCE GEORGE - Recent accidents in Prince George have resulted in many first responders attending to these incidents on the roads, a risk many workers take on a daily basis. The amount of first respo...
Feb 04, 2025

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims and philanthropist, has died at 88
PARIS (AP) - The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in ...
Feb 04, 2025

Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dead at 88
OTTAWA - The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88. A post on social media from the Aga Khan Development Network says he passed away peacefully today...
Feb 04, 2025

Portuguese midfielder Xavier VenĂ¢ncio joins Winnipeg's Valour FC
Portuguese midfielder Xavier Venncio has joined Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League on a one-year contract with an option for 2026. Venncio, 25, arrives at Valour after making more than 60 appear...
Feb 04, 2025

Alberta woman fined $15K after pleading guilty to importing serval cats
OKOTOKS, Alta. - An Alberta woman has been fined $15,000 after she pleaded guilty to illegally importing two serval cats into the province. Alberta Fish and Wildlife says it's illegal to import or pos...
Feb 04, 2025

Drug deaths in B.C. drop 13 per cent, hitting four-year low of 2,253
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says toxic drug deaths in British Columbia were down 13 per cent last year, with the toll now lower than any year since 2020. Chief Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says...
Feb 04, 2025

B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board's firing
VICTORIA - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the provincial government has effectively made police liaison programs mandatory in schools with its firing of the Greater Victoria school ...
Feb 04, 2025

Ontario artist's Super Bowl football design celebrates Indigenous culture
Growing up, Quentin Commanda dreamt of playing in the NFL and reaching the Super Bowl. The pro football career never happened, but Commanda is closer to Super Bowl LIX than most. On Monday, the NFL un...
Feb 04, 2025

Quebec premier says North American free-trade agreement should be reopened now
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says talks should begin as soon as possible on renegotiating the North American free-trade agreement. Legault made the comments today in a special statement to t...
Feb 04, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to be President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sym...
Feb 04, 2025