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Wet'suwet'en agrees to meet the Province at a 'Wiggus' Table
VICTORIA - The provincial government says it's welcomes today's announcement by the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs to join the Province at a Wiggus/Respect Table."This Wiggus/Respect Table is an oppor...
Jan 30, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

Crystal Smith delivers big at resources forum
PRINCE GEORGE - With a standing ovation, the face of First Nations support for LNG took to the podium at the Natural Resources Forum.It was at the same forum last year that Crystal Smith uttered the w...
Jan 30, 2020

Timing of Weeks' departure questioned; Payne excited for new opportunity
PRINCE GEORGE - Dr. Geoff Payne is the new acting president of UNBC following Dr. Daniel Weeks' announcement Wednesday he will be on medical leave effective immediately. While Payne is ready for his n...
Jan 30, 2020

Federal Court of Appeal to release decision in Trans Mountain challenge
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal is set to release its decision on the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday. Four First Nations from British Columbia f...
Jan 30, 2020

Federal Court of Appeal to release decision in Trans Mountain challenge
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal is set to release its decision on the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday. Four First Nations from British Columbia f...
Jan 30, 2020

AP source: McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. McConnell conve...
Jan 30, 2020

Estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos dies
HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut man charged with murdering his missing wife amid a contentious divorce case has died following an apparent suicide attempt, his lawyer said Thursday. Fotis Dulos, 52, h...
Jan 30, 2020

Americans from China virus zone evaluated at military base
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The 195 Americans evacuated from the Chinese city at the centre of the new virus outbreak are undergoing three days of testing and monitoring at a California military base to ensur...
Jan 30, 2020

Colorado baker who sparked Supreme Court case has book deal
NEW YORK - The Colorado baker whose refusal to design a wedding cake for a gay couple led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling and made him a conservative hero now has a book deal. Jack Phillips' memoir...
Jan 30, 2020

Grand Canyon visit inspired Kobe Bryant's pilot to fly
LOS ANGELES - Ara Zobayan's passion for helicopters began as a passenger, a tourist floating over the vast Grand Canyon. The freedom the man who would become Kobe Bryant's pilot felt was transformatio...
Jan 30, 2020