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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
UNBC student creates new group to support diversity in engineering
PRINCE GEORGE-There's a new group atop University Way, one trying to promote conversation around engineering students who identify as LGBTQ+ while also providing resources to them.EngiQueers is a nati...
Jan 30, 2020 Fiona Dobson (left) decided to bring EniQueers to UNBC to stir-up conversations around LGBTQ+ individuals at the university while creating a community and providing resources to LGBTQ + students.