Author Archives:
B.C. promises $90M for innovative projects for forest-dependent communities
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The British Columbia government is promising up to $90 million over three years to support new industrial and manufacturing projects in communities hurt by the downturn in the fo...
Jan 17, 2023
French protesters call for extradition of retired priest to Canada
LYON, FRANCE - Activists are calling on France to extradite a retired priest to Canada to face allegations that he sexually abused Inuit children in Nunavut decades ago. Nearly a dozen members of BeBr...
Jan 17, 2023
ICBC president Nicolas Jimenez leaves to take the top job at BC Ferries
VICTORIA - The president and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of B.C. is leaving to take on the same job at BC Ferries. The insurance corporation says in a news release that Nicolas Jimenez has been w...
Jan 17, 2023
Province announce new jobs fund to support employment in rural B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial government has announced a new jobs fund at today's BC Natural Resources Forum in Prince George.Victoria says it will invest as much as $90 million over three years thro...
Jan 17, 2023
Premiers want Ottawa to fix the bail system, but are provinces doing enough?
OTTAWA - Premiers are calling on Ottawa to make it harder for some accused people to get bail, but some say that provinces could also do more to hold those who violate their bail conditions accountabl...
Jan 17, 2023
Canadian fighting with Ukrainian forces dies in battle: reports
Global Affairs Canada says it's aware of the death of a Canadian citizen after reports that a young medical student fighting with Ukrainian forces was killed in battle. Multiple media reports say Gryg...
Jan 17, 2023
Newborn baby is one of three killed in highway crash in B.C.'s Interior
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - A newborn baby is among three people who died in a highway crash near Castlegar in southeast B.C. on Monday. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a news release that police were called...
Jan 17, 2023
Newborn baby is one of three killed in highway crash in B.C.'s Interior
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - A newborn baby is among three people who died in a highway crash near Castlegar in southeast B.C. on Monday. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a news release that police were called...
Jan 17, 2023
Medals for North American Indigenous Games showcase Mi'kmaq culture
MILLBROOK, N.S. - Medals to be awarded at this summer's North American Indigenous Games in Nova Scotia will showcase Mi'kmaq art, including a traditional eight-pointed star. Organizers revealed the de...
Jan 17, 2023
Police search for answers at 'vast' Quebec explosion site where three found dead
MONTREAL - The investigation into the causes of a fatal blast at a propane company north of Montreal could be long and complex, police said Tuesday after three bodies were found at the site. Officials...
Jan 17, 2023