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Ship that sank 52 years ago off B.C.'s coast now polluting marine park
VANCOUVER - A cargo ship that sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island more than 50 years ago is now polluting the waters of a popular marine park. The Canadian Coast Guard says a fuel-like sheen w...
Dec 11, 2020
Nightmare on COVID street: Corona-headed party provocateur stars in new Alberta ads
EDMONTON - Alberta is rolling out ads showing a party animal with a head that looks like the novel coronavirus to warn of the dangers of COVID-19 this holiday season.The two-fisted eggnog-slurping vis...
Dec 11, 2020
Ship that sank 52 years ago off B.C.'s coast now polluting marine park
VANCOUVER - A cargo ship that sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island more than 50 years ago is now polluting the waters of a popular marine park. The Canadian Coast Guard says a fuel-like sheen w...
Dec 11, 2020
NWT to get vaccine in early 2021; territory sees first cases of COVID-19 in weeks
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says five new cases of COVID-19 have been found in Yellowknife, the first in the territory in two weeks.The government earlier this week asked anyone isolating ...
Dec 11, 2020
Feds asking court for third extension to deal with revamped assisted-dying regime
OTTAWA - For the third time, the federal government is asking a Quebec court for more time to revamp Canada's assisted-dying law. The request for an extension - to Feb. 26 - came Friday after the Cons...
Dec 11, 2020
Border executive had no worries about officer conduct related to Meng Wanzhou case
VANCOUVER - A former executive with the Canada Border Services Agency says she had no concerns about the conduct of border officers involved in detaining Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, who was a...
Dec 11, 2020
Border executive had no worries about officer conduct related to Meng Wanzhou case
VANCOUVER - A former executive with the Canada Border Services Agency says she had no concerns about the conduct of border officers involved in detaining Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, who was a...
Dec 11, 2020
UNBC extends Christmas break
PRINCE GEORGE - Administration at the University of Northern BC has done an about-face with respect to the Christmas break. Most post-secondary institutions have extended the Christmas break. The Coll...
Dec 11, 2020
Drug trafficker busted in Quesnel
QUESNEL - A Quesnel man is facing a rash of charges following a drug bust this week.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says the RCMP Crime Reduction (CRU) started its investigation last month."On Dec.9,...
Dec 11, 2020
COVID-19 in Fort St. James, surges in emergency calls
FORT ST. JAMES - BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) sent a specialized team of paramedics to Fort St. James to assist local first responders after they received a high volume of calls over the past ...
Dec 11, 2020