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Chorus of support has Vancouver folk fest board reviewing cancellation, letter says
VANCOUVER - A groundswell of support for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival has its board of directors rethinking plans to cancel this year's event and dissolve the society. An open letter from the boa...
Jan 26, 2023

LeBron, Giannis chosen as captains for NBA All-Star Game
LeBron James is closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA career scoring record. And now, he has caught Abdul-Jabbar on another page of the All-Star record book. James was announced Thursday as an NBA A...
Jan 26, 2023

'It tugs on the heartstrings': Chetwynd Mayor reacts to closure of Canfor mill
CHETWYND - For 41 years, the Mayor of Chetwynd called the Canfor Sawmill his place of work, for the facility to now be closing down he said is a devastating decision on many levels."Terrible. It's hor...
Jan 26, 2023

Farm where 4 were killed had separate shooting last summer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California mushroom farm where four people were killed Monday had another shooting last July where one manager attempted to kill another. Court documents and a case summary fr...
Jan 26, 2023

Additional information required as B.C. government mulls Surrey police transition
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister says his government needs to know more before it decides on the "unprecedented" request to reverse a change from municipal policing in Surrey in a ...
Jan 26, 2023

Helping the helpers
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Resource Centre is adding to its repertoire of services, having just launched a program to help those who help. The new Friends and Family Caregivers Support Program ...
Jan 26, 2023

Herta wants to run Wickens in next year's Indianapolis 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Bryan Herta wants to enter Canadian driver Robert Wickens in the Indianapolis 500 as early as 2024 - a year longer than preferred as work continues on the hand controls need...
Jan 26, 2023

B.C. to install earthquake warning sensors to give life-saving notice
VICTORIA - Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia as part of a larger plan to protect people and infrastructure in a big quake. The sensors will be conne...
Jan 26, 2023

B.C. to install earthquake warning sensors to give life-saving notice
VICTORIA - Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia as part of a larger plan to protect people and infrastructure in a big quake. The sensors will be conne...
Jan 26, 2023

NDP says Alberta premier's prosecutor review flawed, calls for outside investigation
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's assurance of a thorough investigation into allegations of interference with Crown prosecutors is "an empty talking point" given new...
Jan 26, 2023