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Prince George Red Dress Society marks National Day of Action for MMIWG
PRINCE GEORGE On the Highway of Tears, at Ferry Avenue, stands a monument dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls, and October 4 is an important day for those who have lost love...
Oct 04, 2022

B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court
VANCOUVER - An environmental group has gone to court against the British Columbia government for allegedly failing to report if its climate plans will achieve key greenhouse gas emissions targets, as ...
Oct 04, 2022

B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court
VANCOUVER - An environmental group has gone to court against the British Columbia government for allegedly failing to report if its climate plans will achieve key greenhouse gas emissions targets, as ...
Oct 04, 2022

Ohio walleye scandal deals big blow to tournament fishing
They fish tournaments for a living so Canadians Jeff Gustafson and Chris Johnston aren't surprised by the public backlash created by the disqualification of two anglers from an Ohio walleye event afte...
Oct 04, 2022

Flight 752 families want Ottawa to get tougher on Iran
OTTAWA - The families of people killed when Iran's military shot down Flight 752 almost three years ago say Canada needs to take a harder line against the regime. Hundreds of Iranian-Canadians gathere...
Oct 04, 2022

Five things to watch for with a new CAQ government led by François Legault
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Qubec, led by Franois Legault, won a second consecutive majority mandate in Monday's election. Here are five things to watch out for as the CAQ leader prepares to name ...
Oct 04, 2022

Tŝilhqot’in Nation calls for changes to RCMP after member dies in police custody
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in National Government is calling for changes and answers from the Williams Lake RCMP following the passing of a young Tsilhqot'in man while in RCMP custody.In a news...
Oct 04, 2022

Liberal supported TV application despite conflict-of-interest guideline
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Greg Fergus wrote a letter to Canada's broadcast regulator to support a television channel's application for mandatory carriage, despite federal guidelines that prohibit parliament...
Oct 04, 2022

Prince George RCMP hosting Coffee with a Cop day
PRINCE GEORGE The Prince George RCMP are hosting Coffee with a Cop day, an event not yet seen in the city. On Wednesday, October 5, community policing officers will be at two local coffee shops for Na...
Oct 04, 2022

Canada captain Sophie de Goede turns heads ahead of Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
Rugby was a constant growing up for Sophie de Goede. De Goede's mother, Stephanie White, was the first Canadian women's captain in 1987 and represented Canada for 10 years. Her father, Hans de Goede, ...
Oct 04, 2022