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B.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of 'exhausted forests'
British Columbia's forest sector has "never been under greater stress," Premier David Eby says. There is an "inescapable recognition ... that change is needed to ensure our forest industry is sustaina...
Dec 21, 2022
Should Canada should produce more medicine amid ongoing shortages? Trudeau isn't sure
OTTAWA - As Canada faces an ongoing shortage of children's medications, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't know if ramping up domestic production of pharmaceuticals is the right approach to...
Dec 21, 2022
Toffoli and Kadri both score twice, Flames beat Sharks 7-3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube both scored in the first 30 seconds, Nazem Kadri got the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sh...
Dec 20, 2022
B.C. snow, cold Alberta temperatures cause significant flight cancellations: WestJet
CALGARY - WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight cancellations over the past three days. The airline says in a release that there were 210 can...
Dec 20, 2022
Connor a top gun as Jets sink Senators 5-1
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Tuesday. Connor and defenceman Josh Morrissey, who had a goal and assist, both extended t...
Dec 20, 2022
Sharp Leafs snap Lightning's five-game win streak with 4-1 victory
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday. Michael Bunting, Pierre Engvall and William Nylander had the other goa...
Dec 20, 2022
1st half of the season recap: Prince George Spruce Kings
...PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings have fought tooth and nail after a lot of changeover from last year's team. As a result, it sees them in 4th place in the interior division with a reco...
Dec 20, 2022
Drop-in Warming Centers adjust hours to cope with record breaking cold snap
PRINCE GEORGE- As the fridged polar air mass continues to hang over the central interior of BC, we've started to see temperatures plunge into the -40s, and that unseasonable cold seems poised to shatt...
Dec 20, 2022
1st half of the season recap: Prince George Cougars
...PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars have had an up-and-down season so far this year. The team is currently 14-15-3-0 and 5th in the Western Conference. Although the record doesn't look positiv...
Dec 20, 2022
Peru Congress tentatively OKs early election amid unrest
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Congress tentatively endorsed a plan on Tuesday to hold early elections in 2024 in an attempt to defuse a national political crisis after lawmakers ousted President Pedro Cast...
Dec 20, 2022