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Gushue remains perfect with 11-7 win over Germany at men's world curling championship
LAS VEGAS - Canada skip Brad Gushue says throwing stones on the unpredictable ice at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas has led to some interesting linescores at the world men's curling championship. The cond...
Apr 05, 2022

Alec Baldwin wants Wyoming defamation lawsuit dismissed
Alec Baldwin is asking a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a Wyoming woman who said she received hateful social media messages after the actor shared on social media a photo she p...
Apr 05, 2022

Murder charge laid in death of UBCO security guard
The death of a security guard at the University of BC Okanagan campus in Kelowna has led to a man being charged with murder.Police say Harmandeep Kaur, 24, was assaulted in one of the buildings on the...
Apr 05, 2022

West Fraser cutting pulp production at Alberta mill, changing type of pulp output
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will cut production capacity and jobs at an Alberta pulp mill and change the type of pulp output. The Vancouver-based forest products company says it wi...
Apr 05, 2022

Cree leader says Pope's apology should have mentioned residential school grave sites
CROSS LAKE, Man. - A Cree chief in northern Manitoba said Pope Francis fell short in his apology last week for the abuse Indigenous students faced in residential schools as the chief's First Nation pr...
Apr 05, 2022

Grammys barely move the needle in television ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - Despite a night of feel-good vibes and performances by the music industry's top acts, the Grammy Awards barely moved the needle as a television attraction. The show reached just under ...
Apr 05, 2022

Leona Alleslev poised to announce Conservative Party of Canada leadership bid
OTTAWA - Former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev is set to formally announce her candidacy to be the party's next leader tomorrow. A source close to her campaign, speaking on the condition of...
Apr 05, 2022

Libraries urge better funding
PRINCE GEORGE - Every day hundreds of people avail themselves of the city's two libraries, whether it's this one, the Bob Harkins Branch, or the one in the Nechako Branch in the Hart. And libraries pr...
Apr 05, 2022

Man in his 20s killed and female passenger seriously injured in 2 vehicle MVI south of Dawson Creek
DAWSON CREEK -One person was killed and another person seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash south of Dawson Creek yesterday (April 4).BC Highway Patrol responded to the collision just before 1:30 ...
Apr 05, 2022

Witness describes Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting in civil trial testimony
MONTREAL - A stagehand who survived the 2012 Quebec election-night shooting that killed a colleague testified Tuesday he still wishes he could have done more for his fallen co-worker. Guillaume Parisi...
Apr 05, 2022