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Ex-Bloc Quebecois leader, longtime Quebec politician Michel Gauthier dead at 70
Former Bloc Quebecois leader Michel Gauthier has died at age 70 after a battle with lung cancer. "Michel died in the arms of his wife and two children, his soul at peace," Gauthier's family said ...
May 31, 2020
COVID-19 speeds up opening of PG's newest marketplace
PRINCE GEORGE - For the past few months, the stories of the economic impact on local businesses and workers have been endless.Yet, somehow and someway, Peter Wise was able to launch Prince George's la...
May 31, 2020
Inspections, prosecutions for polluting in Canada down sharply since 2015
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is doing fewer inspections, investigations and prosecutions to enforce its law protecting people from toxic chemicals and air pollution. In response to a written question p...
May 31, 2020
Goodell: 'Tragic events' call for 'urgent need for action'
NEW YORK - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says "there remains an urgent need for action" following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the protests around the country that have followed. From...
May 30, 2020
Protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto
TORONTO - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in bot...
May 30, 2020
Federal officer killed guarding courthouse near protest
OAKLAND, Calif. - A federal law enforcement officer in California was killed and another critically injured after being shot while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland amid one of the ...
May 30, 2020
Canada's Davies helps Bayern top Fortuna 5-0 to take 10-point Bundesliga lead
MUNICH - Edmonton's Alphonso Davies and his Bayern Munich teammates continue to dominate the Bundesliga in empty stadiums. Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich took a confident step closer...
May 30, 2020
Local high schools celebrate grad in unique ways
PRINCE GEORGE - With their regular plans cancelled due to COVID-19, many high school graduates were not sure how or if they would be able to celebrate. This weekend, a couple local schools put a uniqu...
May 30, 2020
Federal officer killed guarding courthouse near protest
OAKLAND, Calif. - A federal law enforcement officer in California was killed and another critically injured after being shot while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland amid one of the ...
May 30, 2020
Salmon expected to begin arriving soon at Fraser River landslide: DFO
VANCOUVER - Parts of a pneumatic fish pump dubbed the "salmon cannon" have arrived at the site of a massive landslide along British Columbia's Fraser River, where Fisheries and Oceans Canada...
May 30, 2020