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Bond demands action on medical wait times
VICTORIA- The Opposition health care critic, Shirley Bond, spoke Wednesday morning about overwhelmed walk-in clinics and emergency rooms leading to a dramatic increase in wait times at medical care bu...
May 04, 2022
RCMP seeking wanted man for resisting arrest and other offences
PRINCE GEORGE - If you've seen 44-year-old Leonard Earl Prince, the RCMP would like to hear from you.Prince is wanted for mischief, breach of undertaking, possession of stolen property, willfully resi...
May 04, 2022
RCMP seek more information after B.C. piano teacher charged with sex assault of child
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties say a piano teacher in Kelowna, B.C., has been charged with sexual crimes against a child and there could be more victims or people who can help their investigation. Police sa...
May 04, 2022
Parks Canada returns Chief Poundmaker's staff to family at Saskatchewan ceremony
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - An artifact believed to have belonged to a Plains Cree leader who played an important role in treaty talks has been returned to his descendants. Parks Canada has transferred a staf...
May 04, 2022
B.C. hiring more health-care staff as it wipes out surgery backlog: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province has almost caught up with the backlog of surgeries from the pandemic and weather events while it sets new targets to whittle down the ex...
May 04, 2022
Mass shooting inquiry: Lawyer calls for witnesses to sort out discrepancies over guns
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was asked today to sort out conflicting evidence about how the RCMP responded to a woman who says she alerted police years ago...
May 04, 2022
Blinken tests positive for COVID; has mild symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner and related events ...
May 04, 2022
Part-owner Ryan keeping Queen's Plate as an option for Canadian-bred Messier
The American Triple Crown remains first and foremost on Canadian-bred Messier's radar but part-owner Tom Ryan isn't closing the door on the horse returning north to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate...
May 04, 2022
British Virgin Islands premier granted bond in US drug case
The premier of the British Virgin Islands could be released on a $500,000 bond as he awaits trial on charges tied to a U.S. government narcotics sting, a federal judge in Miami said Wednesday. In a su...
May 04, 2022
Messier, the heralded racehorse, has many of the traits of his famous namesake
He's named after one of pro hockey's biggest stars but Tom Ryan says Messier, the heralded thoroughbred, shares more than just the same moniker as the six-time Stanley Cup champion. Ryan, the managing...
May 04, 2022