Author Archives:
At Australian Open, some players say they ignore the bracket
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Awaiting a new topic during a pre-Australian Open news conference, Caroline Garcia - someone skilled and smart enough to reach the U.S. Open semifinals and win the season-e...
Jan 16, 2023
China records 1st recent population decline as births plunge
BEIJING (AP) - China has announced its first overall population decline in recent years amid an aging society and plunging birthrate. The National Bureau of Statistics reported the country had 850,000...
Jan 16, 2023
Forestry policy under fire following announcement of PG Pulp Mill shutdown
PRINCE GEORGE - In the last 15 months, four pulp mills in BC have shuttered as a result of a lack of fibre, a figure even worse than projected by forestry economists.Record-breaking forest fires, a mo...
Jan 16, 2023
Fernandez finds her groove in Aussie Open opener, bounces Cornet
MELBOURNE, Australia - Leylah Annie Fernandez shook off some rust and early jitters before she settled down and bounced Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-2 in first-round women's single action at the Australian Ope...
Jan 16, 2023
Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the U.S.
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is no longer pursuing amnesty for COVID-19 health-rule violators because Canada doesn't work that way. "Because we've been so influenced by the (Unit...
Jan 16, 2023
Officer who survived deadly avalanche making 'incremental progress': City of Nelson
NELSON, B.C. - The City of Nelson, B.C., says a police officer who suffered critical injuries in an avalanche that killed a colleague last week is making "incremental progress" but faces a long road t...
Jan 16, 2023
Officer who survived deadly avalanche making 'incremental progress': City of Nelson
NELSON, B.C. - The City of Nelson, B.C., says a police officer who suffered critical injuries in an avalanche that killed a colleague last week is making "incremental progress" but faces a long road t...
Jan 16, 2023
Remains of three victims found at site of Quebec propane explosion, police say
MONTREAL - The remains of three people have been found at the site of last week's explosion and fire at a propane distribution company north of Montreal. Quebec provincial police confirmed today that ...
Jan 16, 2023
RCMP cleared following IIO investigation of incident on the Hart
PRINCE GEORGE - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) are not recommending charges following an investigation regarding an incident that occurred on Langer Crescent on October 6, 2021. As CKPG o...
Jan 16, 2023
Tentative contract reached for thousands of health support workers in B.C.
VICTORIA - Thousands of health-care support workers in British Columbia have a tentative contract agreement after a year of talks. The BC General Employees' Union and Health Employers Association anno...
Jan 16, 2023