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Biden 'surprised' government records at old office
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he was "surprised' when he was informed that government records were found by his attorneys at a former office space in Washington, after the to...
Jan 10, 2023

Cardinal Pell, whose convictions were overturned, dies at 81
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Cardinal George Pell, who was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse before his convictions were later overturned, has died in Rome at age 81. Va...
Jan 10, 2023

Home sales declined 23% across Northern BC in 2022
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) says that home sales declined 23% across Northern BC compared to 2021. In total, there were 5001 reported property sales in Northern BC in 20...
Jan 10, 2023

Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whethe...
Jan 10, 2023

Council to ponder capital budget
PRINCE GEORGE - As the City heads into budget discussions later this month, much attention is placed on the operating budget, as it directly impacts the tax levy. But there is a capital budget to be p...
Jan 10, 2023

Teck Metals Ltd. fined $2.2 million for spill into Columbia River
ROSSLAND, B.C. - Environment and Climate Change Canada says Teck Metals Ltd., a subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd., has been ordered to pay $2.2 million in federal and provincial fines for an effluent ...
Jan 10, 2023

West Fraser Timber to indefinitely curtail Florida sawmill
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will indefinitely curtail its Perry Sawmill in Florida later this month due to high fibre costs and softening lumber markets. The Vancouver-based compan...
Jan 10, 2023

Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official
NELSON, B.C. - A group of nearby skiers came to the aid of two Nelson, B.C., police officers swept up in a deadly avalanche Monday, while dozens of trained search and rescue volunteers scrambled to ge...
Jan 10, 2023

Alberta premier won't commit to sovereignty act to rebut feds' 'just transition' plan
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith won't commit to using Alberta's controversial sovereignty act to rebut looming federal "just transition" legislation, which she calls an existential threat to her pro...
Jan 10, 2023

Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official
NELSON, B.C. - A group of nearby skiers came to the aid of two Nelson, B.C., police officers swept up in a deadly avalanche Monday, while dozens of trained search and rescue volunteers scrambled to ge...
Jan 10, 2023