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Rents won't climb in B.C. until at least July 2021 as province extends freeze
VICTORIA - Tenants in British Columbia will be protected from rent increases until at least next summer. In one of its first acts since being re-elected on Oct. 24, Premier John Horgan's New Democrat ...
Nov 09, 2020
Rent freeze re-extended
VICTORIA-The Province is re-extending rent freezes across the province.The extension will freeze rent increases until July 10, 2021. Increases were originally set to return on December 1, 2020 but are...
Nov 09, 2020
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...
Nov 09, 2020
100 Mile House RCMP investigate arson fire at former school site
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House say a debris pile at the site of the former 100 Mile Junior Secondary School was set ablaze last Friday (Nov. 6).Crews are in process of tearing down the ...
Nov 09, 2020
Pedestrian in hospital with serious injuries after being struck by vehicle
PRINCE GEORGE-Local RCMP are investigating after a pedestrian-involved motor vehicle incident this past weekend.At around 7:40 p.m. on November 7, RCMP received a report from paramedics saying that a ...
Nov 09, 2020
Terry Fox among notable Canadians on shortlist for new $5 bill
OTTAWA - Terry Fox, who captivated a nation as he ran to raise awareness and money for cancer research, is among a group of notable Canadians shortlisted to appear on the new $5 bill. Fox is among the...
Nov 09, 2020
No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...
Nov 09, 2020
President-elect's long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U.S. ties
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joe Biden's to-do list just got a whole lot longer - and it's a safe bet it now includes patching the holes in Canada's relationship with the United States. But first, Biden has mor...
Nov 09, 2020
Evidence wraps up at sex assault trial of Quebec TV star Eric Salvail
MONTREAL - The evidence is now complete at the sexual assault trial of former Quebec television star Eric Salvail, with final arguments to be heard later this week. The Crown was expected to present t...
Nov 09, 2020
Morning fire at Caledonia trailer park causes $65,000 in damage
PRINCE GEORGE-Local fire crews responded to a fire earlier this morning (Nov.9).Fire Rescue crews responded to the fire at the Caledonia trailer park on North Nechako Rd., at around 6:30 a.m.When crew...
Nov 09, 2020