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Ex-Mountie expected to face questions from ex-minister's lawyer at public inquiry
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing former British Columbia cabinet minister Kash Heed is scheduled to cross-examine a retired RCMP officer today at a public inquiry into money laundering. Heed was gran...
Nov 17, 2020
Growing number of Canadians plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the proportion of Canadians planning to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is on the rise after encouraging initial results from Pfizer's vaccine trial. Sixty-nine per cent of re...
Nov 17, 2020
Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says
OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17."Influenza is way behind the eight ball here...
Nov 17, 2020
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late...
Nov 16, 2020
Huawei selling Honor phone brand in face of US sanctions
BEIJING - Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company. The mo...
Nov 16, 2020
Iowa governor orders limited mask mandate, new restrictions
IOWA CITY, Iowa - With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday. Reynolds sign...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...
Nov 16, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor resists instituting fines and making masks mandatory
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she is not in favour of instituting fines for people who don't follow the rules for wearing masks or maintaining physical distancing rules. Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Nov 16, 2020
Mixed results for Spruce Kings on Kootenay road trip
It was a busy weekend for the Prince George Spruce Kings who played 3 games in 3 days down in the Kootenay's.The start of the trip didn't go so well for the Kings as they fell 6-2 to the expansion Cra...
Nov 16, 2020
Mo's for Bro's: Changing the face of men's health
PRINCE GEORGE - Vancouver's Mitch Hermansen has been partaking in Movember campaigns year after year for the past 11 years, leading to him now being the Western Canada lead for the charity, focused on...
Nov 16, 2020