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York United FC acquires Canadian midfielder Steffen Yeates from Pacific FC
York United FC has acquired Steffen Yeates from Pacific FC, signing the 25-year-old Canadian midfielder to a two-year contract with a club option for another year. Yeates joined Pacific in December 20...
Jan 20, 2025

B.C. launches short-term rental registry with annual fees to rein in 'speculators'
VANCOUVER - Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says B.C. is launching a registry for short-term rentals to further crack down on "speculators" operating illegally. Kahlon says all short-term rental operator...
Jan 20, 2025

Quesnel RCMP take 54 impaired drivers off the road over 9 months following creation of new traffic unit
QUESNEL - The creation of a new municipal traffic unit in April 2024 in Quesnel helped take 54 impaired drivers off the road in 2024.That's one of the highlights of 2024 according to the Quesnel RCMP ...
Jan 20, 2025

Finnish developer pitches 250-room floating hotel for Vancouver harbour
VANCOUVER - A Finnish developer wants to bring a 250-room floating hotel into Vancouver's harbour. A statement from Sunborn International Holding says the proposed hotel would be 136 metres long and 1...
Jan 20, 2025

Environment minister says Donald Trump pulling out of Paris pact is "deplorable"
MONTEBELLO, QUEBEC - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says it's "deplorable" that President Donald Trump is again pulling the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris Accord. He says it's "quite ironic" that ...
Jan 20, 2025

'Small item' fire forces evacuation of Hammond Tower
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a small fire Monday morning (Jan.20) that forced the evacuation of residents at Hammond Tower on Third Avenue.Crews responded to a commercial ala...
Jan 20, 2025

Federal immigration department to cut more than 3,300 jobs, unions say
OTTAWA - Two federal public service unions say the Immigration Department is set to cut 3,300 jobs. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union say in a joint...
Jan 20, 2025

Grain, crop, container shipments up for Prince Rupert, B.C., port
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The Port of Prince Rupert says cargo shipments were up at its container terminal for liquefied petroleum gas and crop exports, but volume for last year was down by one per cent f...
Jan 20, 2025

Mass of Arctic air invades parts of Canada, sends mercury plunging
FREDERICTON - A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Env...
Jan 20, 2025

Goalkeeper Luka Gavran signs contract extension with Toronto FC with option for 2028
Toronto FC goalkeeper Luka Gavran has signed a contract extension through 2027 with an option for the 2028 season. The MLS club announced in late October that it was exercising the 2025 contract optio...
Jan 20, 2025