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Canadian 'so grateful' to be back in B.C. after eight-month detention in Syria
VANCOUVER - A Canadian man who spent eight months in Syrian prisons said he wept three times on his flight back because he was so excited to finally be coming home. Kristian Baxt...
Aug 12, 2019

Canadian 'so grateful' to be back in B.C. after eight-month detention in Syria
VANCOUVER - A Canadian man who spent eight months in Syrian prisons said he wept three times on his flight back because he was so excited to finally be coming home. Kristian Baxt...
Aug 12, 2019

11 drivers ticketed for impaired driving-related offences
PRINCE GEORGE - It appears some motorists are still not understanding the dangers of drinking and driving. Over the weekend, the Prince George RCMP pulled over 11 drivers for drinking and driving offe...
Aug 12, 2019

Verizon sells early social-media darling Tumblr
NEW YORK - Verizon is selling Tumblr, a darling of early social media, to the owner of blogging platform WordPress. Tumblr is known for its devoted fan base and has been home to angry posts from celeb...
Aug 12, 2019

Veteran quarterback Mike Reilly back practising with Lions after ankle injury
It seem's Mike Reilly does know Mike Reilly best. The B.C. veteran quarterback was a full participant at practice Monday. Reilly suffered an apparent ankle injury la...
Aug 12, 2019

Midfielder Browne leaves Impact, returns to club in Panama
MONTREAL - Midfielder Omar Browne is leaving Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact and returning to his Panamanian club. The Impact announced Monday that Omar Browne is going back to La Chorrera-...
Aug 12, 2019

Military withdraws from Labrador search for downed float plane, victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Canadian military has ended its role in the drawn-out search for a float plane and three missing men following a crash into a Labrador lake almost a month ago. Th...
Aug 12, 2019

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Police say manhunt suspects died by apparent suicides
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say two British Columbia men who led police on a cross-Canada manhunt died by what appears to be suicide by gunfire. Police say Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod appeared to b...
Aug 12, 2019

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Police say manhunt suspects died by apparent suicides
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say two British Columbia men who led police on a cross-Canada manhunt died by what appears to be suicide by gunfire. Police say Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod appeared to b...
Aug 12, 2019

Police say manhunt suspects died by apparent suicides
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP say two British Columbia men who led police on a cross-Canada manhunt died by what appears to be suicide by gunfire. Police say Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod appeared to be ...
Aug 12, 2019