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Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind ...
Apr 26, 2022

NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job. NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move Tuesday and said it was by mutual agreement....
Apr 26, 2022

To Your Health: Testicular Cancer
PRINCE GEORGE-It is the most common type of cancer for men aged 18 to 40. As many as 1 in 200 men is expected to be diagnosed with testicular cancer in their lifetime but it is not all bad news as Doc...
Apr 26, 2022

EDI next business to leave downtown
PRINCE GEORGE - First, it was The Northern in February 2020. Next, it was Pastry Chef last winter and now the moving vans are back downtown. This time, loading up the office furniture from Environment...
Apr 26, 2022

Singer-songwriter remembered as selfless, dies at age 73 in B.C. hospital
VANCOUVER - Canadian singer-songwriter Susan Jacks, who lit up the airwaves with her band's 1969 smash hit "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" has died at age 73 while awaiting a second kidney transplant. Ja...
Apr 26, 2022

Conservatives demand to know if prime minister used 'loophole' to avoid fraud charges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still being dogged by questions about family vacations six years ago at the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas. In question period Tuesday, interim Oppo...
Apr 26, 2022

Junk in the Trunk garage sale returns
PRINCE GEORGE-The city's largest garage sale, Junk in the Trunk runs this Saturday, April 30, 2022.The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and REAPS have teamed up to bring back the much-anticipat...
Apr 26, 2022

Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US, environmentalists
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states where the rare ...
Apr 26, 2022

Fraud risk management at B.C.'s $16-billion Site C dam project can improved: auditor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says Crown-owned BC Hydro can improve its management of potential fraud risks at the $16 billion Site C dam project. Michael Pickup says an audit found th...
Apr 26, 2022

Facebook has serious concerns over online news bill, looking at future response
OTTAWA - Digital giant Meta says it has serious concerns about the federal government's online news bill, which would force tech companies to compensate news groups for reusing work on their platforms...
Apr 26, 2022