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Canadiens winger Tyler Toffoli ready for life under Montreal's hockey microscope
Tyler Toffoli got a brief taste of what it's like to play in a Canadian NHL market. After spending his entire career with the Los Angeles Kings, the winger was acquired by the Vancouver Canucks prior ...
Oct 13, 2020

Supreme Court stays charges against Alberta man over delay in bail hearing
OTTAWA - An Alberta man accused of domestic violence will not face trial after the Supreme Court of Canada found he experienced undue delay in seeing a judge after his arrest. Following a hearing Tues...
Oct 13, 2020

COVID-19 testing centre moves
PRINCE GEORGE-Northern Health's Prince George COVID-19 testing collection centre is moving.The centre, originally located at the Prince George Urgent and Primary Care Centre, #143 Parkwood Place, 1600...
Oct 13, 2020

New law needed to allow safe byelections in COVID-19 pandemic: Greens' Annamie Paul
Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the government to pass legislation proposed by Elections Canada on holding safe balloting before carrying on with byelections in two Toronto ridings. Cana...
Oct 13, 2020

Third confirmed case of COVID-19 at Site C
VANCOUVER- BC Hydro has confirmed another positive case of COVID-19 at the Site C work camp in Fort St. John, B.C.In a release by BC Hydro they say that they were notified over the long weekend that a...
Oct 13, 2020

Housing needs assessment coming
PRINCE GEORGE - The last time the City took a look at the housing stock available in the community was 2014. But much has changed since then. That's why the City is applying to the Union of BC Municip...
Oct 13, 2020

Supreme Court halts 2020 census for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday has, for now, stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. President Donald Trump's administration had aske...
Oct 13, 2020

Army apologizes after Nova Scotia residents receive fake letter warning of wolves
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is apologizing after some residents of Kings County, N.S., received a phoney letter warning of wolves in the area. The letter, dated Sept. 19, said a pack of eight ...
Oct 13, 2020

Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. NASA says space agencies in A...
Oct 13, 2020

Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks
Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks around the world, including in Canada. There's the iPhone 12, with a 6.1-inch display, the same as...
Oct 13, 2020