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Agnico Eagle signs deal to partner with Teck on mine in Mexico
VANCOUVER - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has signed a deal with Teck Resources Ltd. to take a 50 per cent stake in a copper-zinc project in Mexico for US$580 million. Under the agreement, Agnico Eagle will...
Sep 16, 2022

Quebec election: Leaders return to campaign trail after first televised debate
MONTREAL - Quebec's major party leaders are back on the campaign trail today after last night's leaders' debate. All five leaders are scheduled to attend a summit in Montreal this morning organized by...
Sep 16, 2022

Queen remembered for 'normalizing' women on world stage, advancing feminism
Queen Elizabeth didn't make bold proclamations about the rights of women but rather it was in her small, everyday deeds that she advanced the feminist cause, experts say. Sarika Bose, a University of ...
Sep 16, 2022

Fowler begins with new caddie, coach and early 67 in Napa
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Rickie Fowler began his 15th professional season Thursday. From clubs to coach to caddie, just about everything is new for the five-time PGA Tour winner. Fowler, whose last victory...
Sep 15, 2022

MLB celebrates Roberto Clemente Day, ceremony at Citi Field
NEW YORK (AP) - For the big leaguers who saw him play, Roberto Clemente was a breathtaking talent and unmistakable force on the field who made a powerful impact on young ballplayers. His selfless huma...
Sep 15, 2022

Vancouver candidates in court case over Chinese, Persian names won't be barred: city
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says none of the municipal election candidates named in a court action by its chief election officer will be disqualified from running, regardless of whether a judge ...
Sep 15, 2022

Prince George Coach putting together all-female football team
.PRINCE GEORGE- With high school football starting up again many boys are looking forward to putting on their pads for the season. However, boys aren't the only ones excited as one coach and a group o...
Sep 15, 2022

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths tick down as cold and flu season approaches
VICTORIA - The latest COVID-19 numbers from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control show the number of people admitted to hospital with the illness is declining. The weekly report says 142 peo...
Sep 15, 2022

Former PM Mulroney, former Gov. Gen. Clarkson to eulogize queen at Ottawa memorial
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and former governor general Adrienne Clarkson are to eulogize Queen Elizabeth at a memorial service Monday in Ottawa. Canadian artists Rufus Wainwright an...
Sep 15, 2022
Wildfires will cause challenges for hunters
PRINCE GEORGE- As summer fades and the days get shorter, different hunting seasons are upon us."Pretty much everything's open right now. Most of the rifle hunting seasons, there were some bow seasons ...
Sep 15, 2022