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Celebrating Canada: A CKPG News Special
The CKPG News team takes a look at some of the things we love that are uniquely Canadian: 5 Pin Bowling, Canadian Donuts, the Canadian Tartan, and the Canada Day Celebrations at Lheidli T'Enneh Memori...
Jul 04, 2022

Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare. The Assem...
Jul 04, 2022

FortisBC, Suncor to partner on Port Moody hydrogen pilot project
SURREY, B.C. - FortisBC Energy Inc. says it will partner with Suncor Energy Inc. and Hazer Group Ltd. to build a hydrogen pilot project in Port Moody, B.C. The $11-million pilot project will also be s...
Jul 04, 2022

Top general says military to leave Sudan political talks
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's leading general said Monday the country's military will withdraw from negotiations meant to solve the ongoing political crisis after a coup last year, allowing civil society repre...
Jul 04, 2022

Ottawa starting to transfer 'small number' of asylum seekers to Ontario from Quebec
MONTREAL - The federal government is starting to relocate asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into Quebec from the United States, following a rise in the number of would-be refugees at the bor...
Jul 04, 2022

Dior does folklore in Ukraine-themed Paris couture
PARIS (AP) - Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior's celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine as Paris' four-day Couture Week kicked off Monday. The set, fr...
Jul 04, 2022

Police respond shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb
CHICAGO (AP) - Police are responding to a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, authorities said Monday. Authorities have not officially reported any casualties, but witnesses describe...
Jul 04, 2022

'Vital' victims of crime ombudsman job still vacant after nine months
OTTAWA - The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct. 1, and the Departme...
Jul 04, 2022

Flood watch near Kelowna, B.C., as rain, thunderstorms persist in south, southeast
VANCOUVER - The River Forecast Centre has issued another flood watch as heavy rains swell a waterway that winds through parts of Kelowna, B.C. The centre says flows on Mission Creek increased rapidly ...
Jul 04, 2022

Superstore employees to decide whether or not to strike
PRINCE GEORGE - It's decision time for union members employed by BC Superstore.Nearly 10,000 retail grocery and warehouse workers, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 247, a...
Jul 04, 2022