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Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse
VANCOUVER - Canada's federal health minister says he's working with provinces to prevent the mass exportation of essential medications after thousands of doses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Oze...
Apr 12, 2023
Healing the Hoop wellness conference coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Healing the Hoop is a three-day health and wellness conference rooted in the cultural teachings and wisdom of British Columbia's first nations. The grassroots event is held in partners...
Apr 12, 2023
Fuel spill leads to serious health concerns for residents south of Quesnel
QUESNEL - A major fuel spill is causing major concerns for residents just south of Quesnel city limits.According to the Lhtako Dene Nation 110,000 litres of fuel may have spilled underground from the ...
Apr 12, 2023
Cougars coach Lamb nominated for WHL Coach of the year
PRINCE GEORGE- It's been a whirlwind season for the Prince George Cougars. however when it was all said and done the team finished with a 37-24-6-1 record. Good for the fifth-best regular season in th...
Apr 12, 2023
Seoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to order residents on an island to take shelter as...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man known as the "ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead ...
Apr 12, 2023
Rogers Centre roof open for Jays-Tigers game; earliest opening in franchise history
TORONTO - With summer-like weather conditions in the Toronto area, the roof was open at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night for the start of the Blue Jays' home game against the Detroit Tigers. It was th...
Apr 12, 2023
Gary Gottriedson to receive honorary degree during UNBC convocation
PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC will bestow an honorary Doctor of Laws degree to Indigenous leader, educator, rancher and poet Garry Gottfriedson during their convocation ceremony May 26.Gottfriedson was born in...
Apr 12, 2023