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B.C. changes policy on dispute with U.S. on selenium contamination from coal mines
The British Columbia government has changed its tune on a long-requested investigation into contamination from its mines flowing into U.S. waters, opening the door to progress on an issue that has dra...
Aug 16, 2023
Elysian Field, Paramount Prince in 17-horse King's Plate field
TORONTO - Oaks winner Elysian Field and Plate Trial champion Paramount Prince will highlight the 17-horse field for the $1-million King's Plate. The King's Plate, North America's oldest continually ru...
Aug 16, 2023
RCMP investigate Moffat Street shooting
PRINCE GEORGE - RCMP are investigating a shooting Monday on the 100-block of Moffat Street. Police say it happened just before 5 p.m. that night.There were no reported injuries and RCMP say there is c...
Aug 16, 2023
Olympic champion Warner out to prove a point by winning elusive world decathlon title
Damian Warner is returning to the world championship stage with a point to prove. The reigning Olympic champion from London, Ontario, sustained a hamstring injury while leading after four events in th...
Aug 16, 2023
Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season
KELOWNA, B.C. - It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would ...
Aug 16, 2023
Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season
KELOWNA, B.C. - It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would ...
Aug 16, 2023
Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday, but the Supreme Court will have...
Aug 16, 2023
Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'
WASHINGTON - The White House is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act - and making it the centre of President Joe Biden's re-election hopes. Democrats bill the $1.2-trill...
Aug 16, 2023
Veteran defensive lineman Dylan Wynn returns to Ticats lineup to face Elks
HAMILTON - It's been a long road back for Dylan Wynn. The veteran defensive lineman has been sidelined since Sept. 17 with a knee injury. But the six-foot-two, 283-pound Wynn will finally make his 202...
Aug 16, 2023
Cougars complete trade with Everett
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have completed a trade with the Everett Silvertips.The Cats have acquired 2004-born forward Oren Shtrom, a second-round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospect's Draft,...
Aug 16, 2023