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Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers
VANCOUVER - Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statem...
Oct 13, 2022

Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers
VANCOUVER - Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statem...
Oct 13, 2022

Former Brier champ Menard wearing Canadian colours again at world mixed playdowns
Jean-Michel Menard settled for silver in his lone previous appearance at a world curling championship. The 2006 Brier champion is hoping to earn gold in his long-awaited return. The 46-year-old from G...
Oct 13, 2022

B.C. care aides, lab assistants, health facility cleaners reach new labour deal
VICTORIA - Unions representing care aides, lab assistants and cleaning staff have reached a new labour agreement with health employers in B.C. The B.C. government says in a statement the Facilities Ba...
Oct 13, 2022

Redblacks look to keep playoff hopes alive in rematch with Alouettes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks would love nothing more than to carry the momentum from their recent victory over the Montreal Alouettes into a rematch. With new interim head coach Bob Dyce at the helm,...
Oct 13, 2022

RCMP remind motorists to drive safely around school buses
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties are reminding motorists to be careful when driving near school buses.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says the warning has been prompted by a recent increase in t...
Oct 13, 2022

PGSS teacher awarded prestigious teaching accolade
PRINCE GEORGE - A local Prince George Secondary School teacher has been awarded one of the highest honours in the nation for teaching.Shannon Schinkel, who teaches drama, english and social studies, w...
Oct 13, 2022

A timeline of what led up to the invocation of the Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - As public hearings begin into the federal government's first use of the Emergencies Act legislation, inquiry commission lawyers have prepared a rough timeline of the events that led up to the...
Oct 13, 2022

Stampeders, Tiger-Cats clash in CFL game crucial to their playoff goals
CALGARY - Playoff intrigue permeates Friday's game between the Calgary Stampeders and visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. With three games remaining in the CFL's regular season, the Stampeders and B.C. Lion...
Oct 13, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs sign prospect Fraser Minten to entry-level contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward prospect Fraser Minten to an entry-level contract. The team announced the news Thursday ahead of its home opener against the Washington Capitals. ...
Oct 13, 2022