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Raptors' Barnes named NBA Eastern Conference player of the week
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors guard/forward Scottie Barnes was named the Eastern Conference player of the week by the NBA on Monday. Barnes averaged 22 points, 9.7 rebounds, six assists and 1.7 steals as ...
Jan 27, 2025
Police charge one man in connection with Dawson Creek Shooting
NORTHERN B.C.- The B.C. Prosecution Service have approved charges for a shooting that took place in Dawson Creek on January 19. Nolan Douglas Schmidt has been charged with second degree murder after a...
Jan 27, 2025

Police divers recover body from sunken vehicle after Yukon ice-fishing tragedy
WHITEHORSE - Yukon RCMP say one person is dead after a vehicle plunged into a lake in an ice-fishing tragedy over the weekend. Police say in a news release they received a call around 1 a.m. on Saturd...
Jan 27, 2025

Quebec police chiefs calling for increased caution in school zones as accidents rise
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec's police chiefs is sounding the alarm that the number of collisions involving children transported by school bus has climbed back to levels seen before th...
Jan 27, 2025

B.C. firm seeks injunction stopping capital gains hike proposed by federal Liberals
A law firm acting on behalf of a B.C. company is seeking an injunction stopping the Canada Revenue Agency from enforcing a proposed capital gains tax hike that has yet to pass in Parliament. Thorstein...
Jan 27, 2025

Feds to contribute $663M for Metro Vancouver transit infrastructure over 10 years
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal government says it's kicking in more than $663 million in funding for Metro Vancouver transit infrastructure over the next decade, beginning next year. Energy and N...
Jan 27, 2025

Islanders acquire defenseman Scott Perunovich in a trade with the Blues
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The New York Islanders made another addition to their blue line Monday, acquiring defenseman Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick i...
Jan 27, 2025

Former Canada under-20 captain Nikayla Small signs with NSL's AFC Toronto
Former Canada under-20 captain Nikayla Small has signed with AFC Toronto, staying close to home in the new Northern Super League. The 21-year-old midfielder from Pickering, Ont., arrives from Wake For...
Jan 27, 2025

Police arrest known offenders utilizing a spike belt
PRINCE GEORGE-On Monday, January 20, the Prince George RCMP located and arrested two known offenders after they fled from the police.The events began just before 11:00 a.m. Frontline Police officers w...
Jan 27, 2025

Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the...
Jan 27, 2025