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Scientists remove 98 'murder hornets' in Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. - Scientists removed 98 so-called murder hornets from a nest discovered near the Canadian border in Washington state over the weekend, including 13 that were captured live in a net, the...
Oct 26, 2020
Saskatchewan election day: Voters go to the polls after four-week pandemic campaign
REGINA - Saskatchewan voters choose today which leader will steer the province through the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic, and whatever unforeseen challenges lie ahead following election day. Pol...
Oct 26, 2020
Province in "Caretaker Mode"
PRINCE GEORGE - The 42nd provincial election is over and the NDP have a majority in the Legislature and while Premier-Elect John Horgan says he'll be heading to the office, he won't form a government ...
Oct 26, 2020
Massive drug cooking operation found by police in Lumby, B.C.
LUMBY, B.C. - Provincial and federal police have uncovered what they say is one of the largest illicit drug laboratories ever found in British Columbia. RCMP say in a news release that officers ...
Oct 26, 2020
Full driver doors coming to Cariboo and Northern B.C.
QUESNEL-Full driver doors are coming to BC Transit buses in Quesnel and Dawson Creek to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.Retrofits to buses in the Quesnel Transit System System will get underway in...
Oct 26, 2020
Compassion not conversion needed for those struggling with sexuality: Tory MP Duncan
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Eric Duncan says as a proud gay man who lives in rural Ontario, he needs to speak up against a practice of trying to force someone to change their sexuality. Duncan led ...
Oct 26, 2020
GOP US Senate candidate Jason Lewis rushed into surgery
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis was rushed into emergency surgery Monday for a severe internal hernia, just eight days before the election, his campaign announced....
Oct 26, 2020
Cents hand Kings 1st loss of exhibition season
After a decisive win Friday night in Merritt, the Spruce Kings returned to Prince George Sunday afternoon for their first home exhibition game in the 2nd half of a home and home with the Cents.The 3rd...
Oct 26, 2020
Canada rugby coach takes emotional journey to New Zealand for father's funeral
Two quarantines and a 22,550-kilometre round-trip to New Zealand. Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones has been on an emotional journey of late. Just getting the green light to attend his father's funera...
Oct 26, 2020
PM says budget update won't have fiscal anchor, suggests one coming after crisis over
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government's promised update on the health of its finances won't have a specific anchor to keep spending from spiralling out of control.He says official...
Oct 26, 2020