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Evacuation order rescinded, alert remains in place for Peacock Creek wildfire
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has rescinded an evacuation order for properties affected by the Peacock Creek wildfire.The RDBN says that an evacuation alert replaces the eva...
Jul 27, 2023
Let's make a deal, Canada urges U.S. amid latest 'baseless' softwood lumber duties
WASHINGTON - Canada is urging the United States to make a good-faith effort at negotiating an end to the interminable bilateral dispute over softwood lumber.International Trade Minister Mary Ng is mak...
Jul 27, 2023
Canfor reports $67 million in operating losses in Q2 of 2023
PRINCE GEORGE - Canfor is reporting in $67 million in operating losses for the second quarter of 2023.In a news release, Canfor says that "Q2 2023 operating loss of $67 million including a $57 million...
Jul 27, 2023
Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI receive...
Jul 27, 2023
Five homes in Northwest Territories lost in wildfire, road closed: fire agency
YELLOWKNIFE - An out-of-control wildfire in the Northwest Territories has destroyed five homes in a community about 100 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife. Mike Westwick, who is the fire information ...
Jul 27, 2023
Davis still a Ticat after failed physical voids trade to Calgary Stampeders
Ja'Gared Davis is still a Hamilton Tiger-Cat. Hamilton dealt the veteran defensive lineman to the Calgary Stampeders on Tuesday. But the deal was voided Thursday after Davis failed his physical. That ...
Jul 27, 2023
B.C. RCMP arrest Surrey massage therapist on multiple sex assaults
SURREY, B.C. - A massage therapist is facing multiple sexual assault charges for what police in Surrey, B.C., say are allegations that span a 16-year period. RCMP say they first received a report in N...
Jul 27, 2023
The proposed Mega Park is no longer on the table
PRINCE GEORGE - It has been a dream since 2022 when renderings of the proposed Community Foundation-Rotary Mega Park were first revealed publicly. "You know, we're so grateful for all of the support t...
Jul 27, 2023
'Running for politics just a given': Weber says on Conservative nomination run
PRINCE GEORGE - Local politics to provincial politics. That is the step that Rachael Weber is hoping to make. The current School District 57 Board Chair is hoping to win the nomination of the Conserva...
Jul 27, 2023
Local Rocky Mountain Ranger returns from a mission: Trains Ukrainian soldiers in the war against Russia
PRINCE GEORGE - A trip of a lifetime for one local Rocky Mountain Ranger who recently returned from overseas, where he helped train Ukraine soldiers in their war against Russia. Resident Corporal Eamo...
Jul 27, 2023