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Bloc Quebecois seeks judicial recounts in Hochelaga, Quebec ridings won by Liberals
The Bloc Quebecois is seeking judicial recounts in two Quebec federal ridings narrowly won by the Liberals during the Oct. 21 election. The party said today it made a request in Quebec Superior C...
Oct 29, 2019

Library closed this week
PRINCE GEORGE - The Bob Harkins branch of the library is closed to the public this week. "We've closed the library so the construction team can work on the circulation re-design portion of out renovat...
Oct 29, 2019

Cold weather a challenge for the homeless
PRINCE GEORGE - With temperatures plunging to well below zero overnight, how are the less fortunate coping?AWAC for instance was a popular destination last night for those seeking respite from the col...
Oct 29, 2019

Dog suffers severe injuries after falling out of back of truck
WILLIAMS LAKE-The SPCA is reminding the public to travel with pets secured inside their vehicle after a seven-month-old German Shepard suffered severe injuries from falling out of the back of a truck....
Oct 29, 2019 Courtesy of the SPCA

Liberal staffers removing anti-carbon tax stickers, minister charges
TORONTO - Liberal staffers are peeling government-mandated anti-carbon tax stickers off of gas pumps, Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford said Tuesday, insisting that disappearin...
Oct 29, 2019

Fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont officially denied entry into Canada
MONTREAL - The lawyer for the fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont says his client has been officially refused entry into Canada. Stephane Handfield said Puigdemont learned today an im...
Oct 29, 2019

Gnabry, Müller save Bayern from German Cup upset in Bochum
BERLIN - Serge Gnabry and Thomas Mller scored late to help Bayern Munich avoid an upset and beat second-division Bochum 2-1 in the German Cup on Tuesday. An own goal from Canadian teen Alphonso Davies...
Oct 29, 2019

Halloween for the senses
PRINCE GEORGE - Halloween day for many kids can be a lot of fun, those children with autism experience Halloween differently. Residents looking for or wanting to make the best experience for all kids ...
Oct 29, 2019

Frustration rises amid another round of California blackouts
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - With no electricity for the fourth straight day Tuesday, chef and caterer Jane Sykes realized she would have to throw out $1,000 worth of food, including trays of brownies, cupcak...
Oct 29, 2019

Alberta asking arbitrators to cut public service pay by two per cent
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is seeking wage rollbacks as binding arbitration gets set to resume with more than 180,000 public sector workers. Finance Minister Travis Toews says the government wi...
Oct 29, 2019