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Mental health in business needs attention
PRINCE GEORGE - Thousands of people, predominantly men, work in construction in BC. But it carries suicide rates five times the national average. And there's a certain mentality attached to it. "Const...
Jun 09, 2022
RCMP conduct lockdown training in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE - RCMP are thanking the staff and students of Peter Skene Ogden Secondary (PSO) in 100 Mile House, for their support of a lockdown training exercise Thursday (June 9) morning at the sch...
Jun 09, 2022
Digital investigator with Dutch police testifies at B.C. harassment trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first police witness from the Netherlands has appeared at the jury trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Wybren van der Meer a...
Jun 09, 2022
Digital investigator with Dutch police testifies at B.C. harassment trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first police witness from the Netherlands has appeared at the jury trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Wybren van der Meer a...
Jun 09, 2022
Province a "no-show" at Chamber AGM
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Chamber of Commerce AGM has been underway in Prince George this week, discussing the pressing issues faced by small businesses as the economy pulls out of the pandemic. While th...
Jun 09, 2022
Prince George Wrestling Club off to Nationals
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Wrestling Club sent a handful of their top wrestlers to Nationals this weekend in Calgary. After a multi-year hiatus, athletes finally got back on the mat in April an...
Jun 09, 2022
Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted dying bill
Quebec's health minister says an end-of-life care bill that would have expanded access to medical aid in dying will not be passed before the legislature breaks for the summer. Christian Dub says the m...
Jun 09, 2022
Allyson Felix has 'no regrets' after placing 7th in Rome
ROME (AP) - Allyson Felix had "no regrets" after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet Thursday. It made no difference to Felix - the most decorated...
Jun 09, 2022
Residents of flood-prone areas in B.C. urged to be ready to leave at short notice
VICTORIA - Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow from too much rain. Armel Cast...
Jun 09, 2022
Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes
OTTAWA - Teachers, farmers and some business owners will soon receive new tax breaks after a six-month-old bill passed third reading in the Senate today. The government's fall economic statement was f...
Jun 09, 2022