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Minimal risk to wild salmon from viruses on farmed B.C. salmon: Fisheries Department
VANCOUVER - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says nine pathogens from farmed salmon in British Columbia's Discovery Islands pose a minimal risk to wild salmon, based on its scientific assessment...
Sep 28, 2020
BC Liberals commit to PST elimination
VANCOUVER-The BC Liberals are committing to the elimination of the PST for one year.The move would be followed by cutting down the PST to 3 per cent in year two, as the economy recovers from the pande...
Sep 28, 2020
Local author publishes book based on mysterious Canadian soldier
PRINCE GEORGE-A local author's book about a romance brought together by the search for a Canadian soldier who disappeared after writing his last journal entry, will be available electronically.Brenda ...
Sep 28, 2020
Harleys and Teddy Bears: Salvation Army Toy Run throttles on another year
.PRINCE GEORGE - "I'd like to make sure people out there see us for what we are: just a bunch of motorcyclists getting together and doing a good thing for the Salvation Army."Director of the HOG (Harl...
Sep 28, 2020
BC Hydro former president among 18 prominent Canadians urging government to halt Site C work
VANCOUVER-A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in north...
Sep 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 28
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:58 p.m. EDT on Sept. 28, 2020: There are 154,574 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 72,651 confirmed (including 5,826 deaths, 61,629 ...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. appeals softwood ruling to WTO appeals body the U.S. has rendered inoperative
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is extremely disappointing that the United States has decided to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its softwood-lumber duties, part...
Sep 28, 2020
US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., has decided to move its 2021 national convention online amid concerns and health orde...
Sep 28, 2020
Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns
VANCOUVER - A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in nor...
Sep 28, 2020
Must-see TV: Trump, Biden to square off in first face-to-face debate of 2020 election
WASHINGTON, Wash. - To borrow a favourite phrase from a certain sitting U.S. president, Tuesday's debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises to be something the likes of which no one's ever se...
Sep 28, 2020