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RCMP seek witnesses following suspicious incident on Highway 97
MACKENZIE - Mounties are seeking witnesses following a suspicious incident on Highway 97 Sunday (June 19).North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says last night at 6:50 p.m. it was reported that ...
Jun 20, 2022

B.C. urges preparedness and strategy to fight extreme climate events
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has released its new strategy to get the province ready to fight extreme weather that sets off heat, wildfires and flooding. Environment Minister George Hey...
Jun 20, 2022

International swimming's transgender athlete restrictions make waves in Canada
The world governing body of swimming's exclusion of transgender athletes is creating waves in Canada. FINA adopted Sunday a "gender inclusion policy" that went into effect Monday. Only swimmers who tr...
Jun 20, 2022

Another landslide north of Quebec City 'inevitable,' 187 forced from homes
MONTREAL - The Quebec government was preparing Monday to extend a local state of emergency to a neighbourhood in Saguenay, Que., north of Quebec City, after almost 200 people were recently forced from...
Jun 20, 2022

Williams Lake RCMP looking for missing 33-year-old woman
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking the public's help in locating a missing woman that has not been seen since Wednesday (June 15).On Friday (June 17), RCMP say they received a request...
Jun 20, 2022

19-year-old dies following motorcycle crash
DAWSON CREEK - A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a pickup truck in Dawson Creek.RCMP say the collision occurred just after 10:30 p.m. the night of June 8 on the 1100 block of Alaska Avenue."...
Jun 20, 2022

Wife of WNBA's Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened
WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected sin...
Jun 20, 2022

CN plans to invest approximately $390 million in BC in 2022
PRINCE GEORGE - Canadian National Railway is aiming to invest $390 million dollars in BC to enable sustainable growth, improve capacity, and advance its commitment to safety. In a news release today, ...
Jun 20, 2022

Canadians are blazing a trail for female drivers in male-dominated sport
MONTREAL - Demi Chalkias grew up in the country, on the outskirts of Stoufffille, Ont. The family had no cable or internet, but there were plenty of dirt bikes, ATVs and tractors to play with. "I love...
Jun 20, 2022

Saudi crown prince visits Egypt ahead of Biden Mideast trip
CAIRO (AP) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Cairo on Monday on the first leg of a Middle East tour that comes ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to the region next mo...
Jun 20, 2022