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AFN calls minority Liberals to 'maintain momentum' on Indigenous issues
VANCOUVER - The leader of the Assembly of First Nations says the minority government elected Monday presents an opportunity to keep moving the needle on issues affecting Indigenous Peoples in Can...
Oct 23, 2019
Most Crown attorneys walking off the job in Nova Scotia over loss of arbitration
HALIFAX - Most of Nova Scotia's Crown attorneys are going on strike today, with the leader of the prosecutors' union predicting "chaos" in courtrooms across the province. Rick Woodburn,...
Oct 23, 2019
Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in a...
Oct 23, 2019
The Cougars fall hard to the Broncos
PRINCE GEORGE -The Prince George Cougars suffered their second consecutive loss last night at CN Centre , a 7-2 hit at the hands of the visiting Swift Current Broncos. Taylor Gauthier started in net, ...
Oct 23, 2019 Courtesy Prince George Cougars
Kitchen fire on Irwin Street deemed accidental
PRINCE GEORGE- Fire crews from four halls were called to a kitchen fire in the 1400 block of Irwin Street just after 7 last night. Crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from a ground level uni...
Oct 23, 2019 PG Fire Rescue
Japan's Emperor Naruhito hosts tea party for foreign royals
TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Naruhito is hosting a tea party at his residence for royals from other countries, thanking them for celebrating his enthronement at a palace ceremony the day before. Naruhito ...
Oct 23, 2019
39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England
LONDON - Police in southeastern England said 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. The truck, which is said to have entered Britain via the ...
Oct 23, 2019
Federal parties in for long night as voting heads into final hours
OTTAWA - Federal parties could be in for a long and tense night as the clock ticks toward the first polls closing in Newfoundland and Labrador in a few hours before the rest of the country begins to f...
Oct 23, 2019
Federal parties in for long night as voting heads into final hours
OTTAWA - Federal parties could be in for a long and tense night as the clock ticks toward the first polls closing in Newfoundland and Labrador in a few hours before the rest of the country begins to f...
Oct 23, 2019
Tories, NDP and Greens score wins in Atlantic Canada, but Liberals hold fast
HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada's once monochromatic electoral map, awash in Liberal red since 2015, received a slight makeover Monday as the Tories, NDP and Greens punched holes in the ...
Oct 23, 2019