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Spruce Kings goalie honoured with the first Shaw BCHL Community Hero award
PRINCE GEORGE-The inaugural Shaw BCHL Community Hero Award goes to Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Jett Alexander.The award is handed out monthly to a BCHL player who goes above and beyond in his co...
Dec 12, 2019 Courtesy of the Prince George Spruce Kings
B.C. seaplane company makes history with test flight of first commercial e-plane
RICHMOND, B.C. - As Greg McDougall prepared to fly the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft Tuesday morning, he said "nervous" wasn't quite the word to describe how he was feeling. The ...
Dec 12, 2019
Taxpayers' watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's signature child benefit will undergo a critical review by a federal watchdog amid concerns that eligibility rules that can be "stringent to a fault" are pre...
Dec 12, 2019
B.C. seaplane company makes history with test flight of first commercial e-plane
RICHMOND, B.C. - As Greg McDougall prepared to fly the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft Tuesday morning, he said "nervous" wasn't quite the word to describe how he was feeling. The ...
Dec 12, 2019
Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative Party leader
OTTAWA, ON - Andrew Scheer is stepping down as a Conservative leader. He told his caucus this morning he will step down when a new leader is chosen. He is set to address the House of Commons shortly. ...
Dec 12, 2019 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
Salmonella outbreak in six provinces linked to snakes and rodents
A salmonella outbreak in six Canadian provinces has been linked to contact with pet snakes and rodents, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. A notice issued this week counts 92 cases ...
Dec 12, 2019
Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his...
Dec 12, 2019
Stormy Daniels' lawyers argue for timely lawyer-fee payments
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge should grant attorney fees to lawyers who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against Ohio's capital city before competing claims on Daniels' $450,000 settlem...
Dec 12, 2019
Judiciary panel debates Trump impeachment, moves toward vote
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee launched a lively, marathon session Thursday ahead of voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. a historic step as the deeply partisa...
Dec 12, 2019
Legault defends telling California governor all French-Canadians are Catholic
SACRAMENTO, United States - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending comments made Wednesday to the governor of California in which he declared all French Canadians are Catholic. Legault was makin...
Dec 12, 2019