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Four out of five Canadians are buying less produce, meat, and dairy
PRINCE GEORGE-Grocery shopping habits are changing amongst Canadians. According to a new study by Angus Reid Institute, four out of five Canadians are buying less produce, meat, and dairy due to incre...
Feb 24, 2022

Saskatchewan man accused of abducting daughter arrested in British Columbia
REGINA - RCMP say a Saskatchewan man accused of having abducted his seven-year-old daughter has been arrested in British Columbia. Police say the girl has been found safe and will be returned to her m...
Feb 24, 2022

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matte...
Feb 24, 2022

Mayors want audit of Northern Health
NORTHERN BC - The challenges of health care delivery in the North is the driver behind a letter inked by the mayors who make up the Resource Municipalities Coalition. The letter seeks a third-party co...
Feb 24, 2022

Toronto Raptors player Svi Mykhailiuk condemns Russian attack on Ukraine
Svi Mykhailiuk of the Toronto Raptors has condemned the Russian attack on his Ukrainian homeland. On his Instagram account on Thursday, Mykhailiuk posted a joint statement with fellow Ukrainian NBA pl...
Feb 24, 2022

Michael Moldaver to retire from Supreme Court of Canada in September
OTTAWA - Justice Michael Moldaver plans to step down from the Supreme Court of Canada on Sept. 1, a few months before he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75. Chief Justice Richard Wagner says M...
Feb 24, 2022

'We are all Ukrainian,' envoy tells Canada as he laments breakdown in world order
OTTAWA - As the world watched war arrive in Ukraine, Andrii Bukvych was hearing first-hand accounts from family and loved ones in Kyiv. His mother, his sister and her son could hear the explosions, wh...
Feb 24, 2022

AP source: Oklahoma GOP Sen. Inhofe to announce retirement
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe plans to announce soon that he will retire from Congress before his six-year term is up, triggering a special election this year in Oklahoma to pick his replacement, accordi...
Feb 24, 2022

Verdict reached for 3 ex-officers charged in Floyd killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A jury has reached a verdict in the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. The jury's verdict after two day...
Feb 24, 2022

Bob Izumi's 'Real Fishing Show' comes to an end after 38 years, but he's not retiring
He's put Canada's longest-running syndicated fishing show to bed, but Bob Izumi isn't retiring. Last week, Izumi announced his "Real Fishing Show" had come to an end after 38 seasons. That prompted a ...
Feb 24, 2022