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Alberta judge convicts man of assault for coughing on server in Calgary bar
CALGARY - A man who removed his mask and deliberately coughed on a server at a Calgary bar last year has been convicted of assault. In a decision released last week, provincial court Judge Heather Lam...
Nov 04, 2021
Canfor woodchip fire causing worse than usual 'smell of money' in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - If you've smelled it, you may have wondered who dealt it. You may have noticed the so-called 'smell of money' has been a lot stronger lately.Over the last week, a worse-than-usual pulp...
Nov 04, 2021
Fire Training for assistant chiefs underway
PRINCE GEORGE - Some aspiring assistant fire chiefs was at the airport this week doing some unique training. "The idea of this training is for assistant chief pool class, to go over cause and origin o...
Nov 04, 2021
Interfor Q3 profit falls despite record production; U.S. output offsets wildfires
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. says its net profit plunged in its latest quarter despite record production in which U.S. output offset decreases in British Columbia caused by wildfires. The Burnaby, B...
Nov 04, 2021
NHLPA to commission independent review of its response to Beach's assault allegations
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association says it will commission an independent review of the union's response to sexual assault allegations made by Chicago Blackhawks draft pick Kyle Beach against a fo...
Nov 04, 2021
COVID-19 death toll reaches 2,200 in B.C.
VICTORIA - The provincial government announced 159 new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region today. That's way up from 37 the day before. The province announced 596 cases provincially with h...
Nov 04, 2021
UNBC Prof: "We need to stop trash-talking bats"
PRINCE GEORGE - Many of the scientists who study bats agree they are typically seen in a bad light. This public attitude has contributed to the general decline of bat populations. Some bats species in...
Nov 04, 2021
Tories to form 'mini-caucus' on vaccine mandates; MP says it's not about O'Toole
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu says she and other colleagues are forming what she calls a "mini-caucus" within the existing Tory caucus to advocate for Canadians concerned about the impacts of...
Nov 04, 2021
Biden administration sues Texas over new voting restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over new voting rules that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats, who face fading hopes of overhauling the nation's ...
Nov 04, 2021
Fully vaccinated seniors made up nearly half of B.C.’s COVID-19 deaths in October
A substantial COVID-19 outbreak at the Willingdon Care Centre is just one of the factors contributing to the growing number of older vaccinated British Columbians dying from the virus in the province....
Nov 04, 2021