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Local First Nations want seat at SD57's Board of Education table
PRINCE GEORGE-Chiefs of the McLeod Lake Indian Band and Lheidli T'enneh Nation are asking School District 57's Board of Education to allow for the appointment of two Indigenous trustees.The call by Mc...
Sep 29, 2020
PG RCMP call in BC Special Enforcement Unit to help with recent violence
PRINCE GEORGE-As local RCMP continue to combat violence in the City, they welcomed the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CFSEU-BC) over the weekend.A release by local RCMP says that CFSE...
Sep 29, 2020
Letter sent by new Tory leader Erin O'Toole mirrors text on rival MacKay's website
OTTAWA - A fundraising letter sent by new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to party members contains passages identical to sections of his rival Peter MacKay's campaign website. The missive to members...
Sep 29, 2020
Giant pumpkins smash Utah state record at weigh-off in Lehi
LEHI, Utah - The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers group has recorded eight pumpkins from the state this year that weighed more than 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms), setting a state record. The first-place pump...
Sep 29, 2020
TYH: The importance of getting the flu shot
"Right now it's going to be incredibly important for all of us to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities by getting immunized for influenza," those are the words of our provincial health...
Sep 29, 2020
Nurse fired, coroner to investigate after dying Indigenous woman taunted in hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman who was dying Monday night at a Quebec hospital was subjected to degrading remarks. The Quebec coroner'...
Sep 29, 2020
Horgan promises schools in Liberal-held turf, counters Liberal pledge to cut PST
COQUITLAM, B.C. - NDP Leader John Horgan was in Liberal territory today promising to complete two school construction projects if re-elected in British Columbia on Oct. 24. Horgan says a New Democrat ...
Sep 29, 2020
Fuel management project starts this fall on Pilot Mountain
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Resource District will be teaming up with the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) to conduct a fuel management project on Pilot Mountain.The work is part of an ongoing fuel mana...
Sep 29, 2020
Defence argues United States misled Canada in its summary of the Meng case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are wrapping up arguments today over the admissibility of evidence in her extradition case as they contend the United States misled Canadian offic...
Sep 29, 2020
Lawyers for attorney general expected to present arguments in Meng case today
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the attorney general are expected to present the federal government's response today to the latest arguments in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.Lawyers fo...
Sep 29, 2020