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Experts dismiss dealer's claim to have long-lost Kahlo work
MADRID - Scholars in the work of surrealist Frida Kahlo have searched for more than six decades for "The Wounded Table," a 1940 oil painting illuminating her pain over the breakup of her marriage to m...
Jun 30, 2020
Fatal plane crash near Tofino, B.C., raises possible issues
RICHMOND, B.C. - An investigation into a fatal plane crash north of Tofino, B.C., last December has raised potential safety issues for other pilots. The plane went down as the pilot and...
Jun 30, 2020
PG Hospice Society relying on 2020 Dream Home ticket sales to make up for fundraising shortfalls
PRINCE GEORGE-There's another chance to win a dream home in Prince George, and support a local organization who due to COVID-19 has had a hard time meeting fundraising goals.Tickets for the 2020 Hospi...
Jun 30, 2020
Order restricting entry to Canada extended to July 31 as COVID-19 worries remain
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has extended tight rules barring most foreign travellers from entering Canada until the end of July as part of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. The restr...
Jun 30, 2020
Winnipeg woman sentenced in U.S. for trying to get chemical weapon off dark web
PEMBINA, N.D. - A Winnipeg woman has been sentenced to six years in the United States for trying to purchase a toxin off the dark web. Sijie Liu, who is 37, was sentenced in a U.S. District Court...
Jun 30, 2020
Alberta businesswoman named lieutenant-governor, first Muslim in role in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named business owner and philanthropist Salma Lakhani as Alberta's new lieutenant-governor. When she formally takes over the role, Lakhani will become Canada...
Jun 30, 2020
Airbus shedding 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe
PARIS - Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday that it must eliminate 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe, to safeguard its future and warned of more thin y...
Jun 30, 2020
Canadians Desiree Scott, Nichelle Prince out of Challenge Cup for personal reasons
Desiree Scott has joined fellow Canadian international Nichelle Prince in dropping out of the NWSL Challenge Cup for personal reasons. Their two teams faced off Tuesday in the tournament in Utah. Prin...
Jun 30, 2020
RCMP search for information in hit-and-run that injured two cyclists
DAWSON CREEK-RCMP are asking for anyone with information on a hit-and-run that left two cyclists injured to come forward.On Monday, June 29 at around 6:35 p.m., Dawson Creek RCMP responded to a report...
Jun 30, 2020
COVID-19 devastating B.C. fruit growers, threatens food security: association
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. Fruit Growers Association says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its industry has been devastating. The association says a survey of its members shows more than...
Jun 30, 2020