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Yellowknife pub heads to trial to fight fine for breaking COVID-19 rules
YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a Yellowknife pub headed to trial Thursday to fight a charge of violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders. Public health officers issued a ticket to The...
Oct 06, 2022

Officer cleared of wrongdoing: Police watchdog report
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George RCMP officer has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO), B.C.'s police watchdog. On May 14, 2022, police were flagged down by securit...
Oct 06, 2022

City council candidate Chris Stern says B.C. government needs to do more with mental health, addiction
PRINCE GEORGE - Local businessman and former city employee Chris Stern is in the race for a city council seat in the 2022 municipal election.In a conversation with Stern, he notes while infrastructure...
Oct 06, 2022

Labour Council endorses candidate slate
PRINCE GEORGE - It's not a common occurrence, but this election there is a slate of candidates endorsed by the North Central Labour Council. "Within the labour movement, we still need to pick out a pr...
Oct 06, 2022

Hockey Nova Scotia will withhold registration fees from Hockey Canada
HALIFAX - Hockey Nova Scotia has "lost confidence" in Hockey Canada's leadership and is suspending the transfer of funds to the national organization. The provincial federation's board of directors vo...
Oct 06, 2022

Small wildfire in Metro Vancouver regional park now under control
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Metro Vancouver Regional District says a small wildfire sparked in a park last Saturday is now considered under control. A statement from the district says a 50-person firefighti...
Oct 06, 2022

Two absent Conservative MPs say they supported failed conscience rights bill
OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs who were absent from a vote in the House of Commons on conscience rights say they supported the proposed legislation. Melissa Lantsman, one of the party's deputy leaders,...
Oct 06, 2022

B.C. signs new climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington
SAN FRANCISCO - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has signed a new climate pact with the governors of Washington, Oregon and California that includes investments in cross-border climate infrastruct...
Oct 06, 2022

Fan sues Patriots, says they ruined his Brady-signed flag
BOSTON (AP) - The New England Patriots caused irreparable damage to a U.S. flag signed by Tom Brady by improperly displaying it in the team's hall of fame at Gillette Stadium, the flag's owner contend...
Oct 06, 2022

Fan sues Patriots, says they ruined his Brady-signed flag
BOSTON (AP) - The New England Patriots caused irreparable damage to a U.S. flag signed by Tom Brady by improperly displaying it in the team's hall of fame at Gillette Stadium, the flag's owner contend...
Oct 06, 2022