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Charges laid in Quesnel assault investigation
CARIBOO- An assault investigation in November 2024 has led to three people being charged. On January 13, charges of assault causing bodily harm were laid against 19-year-old Treyton Mero and 19-year-o...
Jan 14, 2025

Veteran midfielder Scott puts off retirement to help NSL launch, signs with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Desiree Scott thought retirement from professional soccer sounded good, but her passion for the game and her desire to contribute to its growth in Canada put an end to those plans. Ottawa Rap...
Jan 14, 2025

California pulls back EPA requests for approval to phase out diesel-powered trains and big rigs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California withdrew requests Tuesday for the federal government to allow the state to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs in anticipation...
Jan 14, 2025

South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Seemingly hundreds of law enforcement officials entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in the capital Seoul in their second attempt to detain h...
Jan 14, 2025

Local film crew wants you to star in a new horror movie
PRINCE GEORGE-Picaroon Pictures has received a $20,000 STORYHIVE grant to produce a horror film in Prince George. Called Hypnonaut, the high concept cosmic horror follows a mad scientist studying slee...
Jan 14, 2025

Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in...
Jan 14, 2025

Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in...
Jan 14, 2025

Top DC prosecutor: Trump pardons couldn't erase impact of Capitol riot convictions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pardoning rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago can't erase the truth about what happened that day, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., said Tuesday as he ...
Jan 14, 2025

Sony Open win sets Canadian golfer Taylor up nicely as major tournaments approach
Of the many congratulatory messages Nick Taylor received after his fifth PGA Tour win, there was one from Canadian golf legend Mike Weir. Weir was the Presidents Cup captain who omitted Taylor from th...
Jan 14, 2025

Jaime Battiste first Indigenous candidate to join Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting. The MP for Sydney-Victoria i...
Jan 14, 2025