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Police incident near Costco
PRINCE GEORGE-UPDATE: The incident near Costco, has been resolved, this according to a tweet from Prince George RCMP.Mounties say shortly after noon, they were called to a report of a suspicious packa...
Jun 10, 2020

Petition to rename Dundas Street garners attention amid renewed focus on monuments
TORONTO - An online petition calling for a Toronto-area street to be renamed has garnered more than 3,000 signatures. Dundas Street, which runs through Toronto and several other southern Ontario citie...
Jun 10, 2020

Armoured vehicle dumped: Halifax now at the forefront of 'defunding' debate
Halifax moved to the forefront of the national debate over "defunding" police forces this week when council decided to scuttle the purchase of an armoured rescue vehicle - a move&n...
Jun 10, 2020

Quebec geologist detained in Dubai has been ordered released, lawyer says
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec geologist who has been jailed in Dubai after allegedly uncovering fraud in a gold company says all the criminal cases against her client have been dropped. Radh...
Jun 10, 2020

RCMP receive 257 reports in seven days
TERRACE-RCMP received and responded to 257 reports over a seven day period.Terrace RCMP responded to the calls from May 29 to Thursday, June 4.On Monday, June 1, when a police officer was on his way t...
Jun 10, 2020

Law professor who pioneered restorative justice draws donation for new centre
HALIFAX - A law professor says she hopes the creation of a research lab aimed at promoting restorative justice will help institutions start tackling racial discrimination and other ...
Jun 10, 2020

Kings acquire 20 year old forward from Penticton
The trade winds continue to blow in the City of Prince George as the Spruce Kings announced another deal Wednesday morning.The club revealed they had acquired 20-year-old forward Darwin Lakoduk from t...
Jun 10, 2020

Oceanic's Lafreniere named CHL player of the year for second straight season
TORONTO - Alexis Lafreniere of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Rimouski Oceanic has been named the Canadian Hockey League player of the year for the 2019-20 season. Lafreniere had 35 goals and...
Jun 10, 2020

ICBC to restart road tests for commercial truckers next week
PRINCE GEORGE -Good news for commercial truckers.ICBC, in line with B.C.'s restart plan, will be moving forward with a phased approach to offering in-person driver licensing services.That means commer...
Jun 10, 2020

Fed to keep providing aid and sees no rate hike through 2022
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and support a U.S. economy mired in a deep recession with high unemployment. And it said ...
Jun 10, 2020