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Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry: federal lawyer defends role of Veterans Affairs
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Tuesday from a federal lawyer who defended the work of Vete...
Apr 20, 2022
Scott Smith replaces retiring Tom Renney as Hockey Canada chief executive officer
CALGARY - Hockey Canada executed an uncomplicated succession plan in its leadership, naming Scott Smith the next chief executive officer to replace the retiring Tom Renney. Renney and Smith have worke...
Apr 20, 2022
Kodiaks release schedule for inaugural season
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Football Conference released its 2022 schedule on Tuesday, which means the expansion Prince George Kodiaks know who they'll be facing during their first season as a Canadian Jun...
Apr 20, 2022
Father-daughter shopping trip leads to 57K lottery win
PRINCE GEORGE - A successful shopping trip for a Cariboo family.The BC Lottery Corporation says Timothy Cail was waiting for his daughter to finish shopping when he decided to buy a Lotto 6/49 ticket ...
Apr 20, 2022
Systemic failures and racism: Hearings for Desmond inquiry conclude in Nova Scotia
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - More than five years after Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in their rural Nova Scotia home, a provincial fatality inquiry conclud...
Apr 20, 2022
Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution. The order by th...
Apr 20, 2022
Drug trafficking suspect arrested in Mackenzie
MACKENZIE - A man wanted on warrants related to drug trafficking has been arrested in Mackenzie.Mounties were called to the 13,000 block of Highway 39 on April 15 for an unrelated manner when a man wa...
Apr 20, 2022
B.C. high court certifies former flight attendant's class-action suit against WestJet
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled a former flight attendant's class-action lawsuit alleging breach of contract against WestJet can proceed. The decision from a three-member pa...
Apr 20, 2022
B.C. high court certifies former flight attendant's class-action suit against WestJet
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled a former flight attendant's class-action lawsuit alleging breach of contract against WestJet can proceed. The decision from a three-member pa...
Apr 20, 2022
Canada struggling to process Afghan refugees, Taliban 'not exactly being helpful': PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the circumstances in Afghanistan are "heartbreaking" but Canada is facing challenges in processing refugees trying to flee the war-torn country. Trudeau, wh...
Apr 20, 2022