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RCMP seek public's help in locating missing man last seen in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties are seeking your help locating a missing person.Thirty-four-year-old Anthony James Graham was last seen on May 25, 2021 in Prince George.Graham is described as:White mal...
Nov 04, 2021
Desmond inquiry: health professionals failed to share information prior to killings
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An expert on domestic violence says lack of collaboration among health-care professionals was an "overwhelming theme" in the tragic case of Lionel Desmond, an ex-soldier from N...
Nov 04, 2021
B.C.'s 2021 wildfires severe but not the worst ever, wildfire service report shows
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's 2021 wildfire season saw the destruction of the village of Lytton and homes levelled in several other Interior regions, but the BC Wildfire Service says it was not the w...
Nov 04, 2021
COVID-19 outbreaks expand at NRGH, Chartwell Malaspina
NANAIMO - More cases of COVID-19 are being detected in two ongoing healthcare outbreaks in the city.Island Health confirmed one additional case was added to an outbreak in the Transitional Care Unit a...
Nov 04, 2021
Timberwolves eager to play in front of home crowd
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves' basketball teams will be returning to the Northern Sport Centre this weekend for the first time in 636 days. Both the women and men will be taking on the Thompso...
Nov 04, 2021
Disappointment and resignation as Quebec drops health worker vaccine mandate
MONTREAL - Members of the medical community are expressing disappointment after the Quebec government cancelled its vaccine mandate for health-care workers. Health Minister Christian Dub said Wednesda...
Nov 04, 2021
Elections Canada probes extent of mistakes on polling day in Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says it has launched an investigation to see if errors cost Indigenous communities across Canada their right to vote. It is checking to see whether First Nations in Kenora we...
Nov 04, 2021
New women's minister says place lens on men in order to combat gender-based violence
OTTAWA - Freshly appointed Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien says as part of her effort to combat gender-based violence she intends to place a lens on men to understand why it happens in th...
Nov 04, 2021
Ethiopia compares Tigray forces to 'rat' as war marks 1 year
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government marked a year of war by lashing out Thursday in response to international alarm about hate speech, comparing the rival Tigray forces to "a rat that strays f...
Nov 04, 2021
Spending $153, Edward Durr ousts NJ Senate leader Sweeney
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race and leaving his pa...
Nov 04, 2021