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VANCOUVER - A&W plans to open the first trial of UK-based chain Pret A Manger this summer in Vancouver after signing an agreement granting the restaurant chain with master franchisor rights in Can...

PRINCE GEORGE - Dr. Margo Greenwood has been named the Interim Scientific Director for the Canadian Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health, with the office to be hosted at UNBC. And there is one the ...

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica's year got off to a strong start as net income surged about 31 per cent to US$190 million on a double-digit increase in revenues. The Vancouver-based athletic clothing ...

REGINA - Canada's public safety minister says a proposal to reform the country's gun laws isn't meant to target farmers or other rural gun owners who use firearms recreationally or to help keep wildli...

OTTAWA - Carolyn Bennett, minister of mental health and addictions, says the federal government's decision on British Columbia's drug decriminalization threshold was based on police input. Drug users ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to left forearm inflammation. He was the starter in Toronto's 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Thursday that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for t...

PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties patrolling in the College Heights area caught four impaired drivers this past weekend following softball games on the grounds of College Heights Secondary School.Prince George...

DENVER - Mike Smith will be back in the crease for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. Colorado counterpart Darcy Kuemper, meanwhile, is out with an upper-body injury and wo...

GUELPH, Ont. - Deidre Donaldson can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. The Brampton, Ont., native is completing her four-week stint with the Toronto Argonauts as part of the CFL's inaugural ...