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Schools and workforce could benefit greatly from new legislation
PRINCE GEORGE - The B.C. Government's International Credentials Recognition Act came into effect earlier this month, and it hopes to address a longstanding issue the province faces: attracting and all...
Jul 09, 2024

Heat health hazards in spotlight as temperature records tumble in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Geoff Scoates, founder of Vancouver's Social Run Club, says the last thing he wants is for club members to suffer heat stroke. "I'm walking around outside right now and I'm already sweatin...
Jul 09, 2024

Conservation North hosting a webinar on salvage lodge
PRINCEGEORGE - What are the effects of salvage logging on wildlife, communities and the climate? These questions and more will be answered by a panel of five experts from BC and the US at a free webin...
Jul 09, 2024

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?
Several people in Ontario have become sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks that may have been contaminated with Listeria. WHAT IS LISTERIA...
Jul 09, 2024

Camping numbers up in PG
PRINCE GEORGE - It's the time of year we see RVs of all stripes showing up in town. It's camping season and RVs make up a significant amount of the tourism in these parts. "If you want the number, we'...
Jul 09, 2024

NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has...
Jul 09, 2024

Drake bets big on Canada to upset Argentina in Copa America semifinals
Canada's men's soccer team may be in tough against superstar Lionel Messi and top-ranked Argentina in the Copa America semifinals, but Drake is putting his money on the heavy underdogs. The Canadian r...
Jul 09, 2024

Western University to consider ties to Alice Munro following daughter's revelations
Alice Munro's alma mater says it's considering how to move forward after the Nobel laureate's daughter revealed she was sexually abused by her stepfather and Munro chose to stay with him. Western Univ...
Jul 09, 2024

Dispute at B.C. ports may reignite over employers' push on automation: expert
VANCOUVER - An expert says a narrowly averted labour stoppage at British Columbia ports could re-emerge despite federal intervention unless the core issue of automation and its threat to union jobs is...
Jul 09, 2024

Dispute at B.C. ports may reignite over employers' push on automation: expert
VANCOUVER - An expert says a narrowly averted labour stoppage at British Columbia ports could re-emerge despite federal intervention unless the core issue of automation and its threat to union jobs is...
Jul 09, 2024