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Construction begins on Prince George long-term care home
PRINCE GEORGE - Ground was broken Friday for the new long-term care home project coming to Prince George.In November 2023, then Minister of Health Adrian Dix, visited the Northern Capital to announce ...
May 23, 2025

12 people injured in stabbing at Hamburg train station, authorities say
BERLIN (AP) - An assailant stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday, injuring 12 people - six of them critically, authorities said. A suspect in the attack...
May 23, 2025

Picking buffaloberries and electric fences: how wildlife is being managed ahead of G7
OTTAWA - Wildlife officials in Alberta have a plan to keep delegates safe from bear encounters during the G7 meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., next month. This week, more than 200 local kids from began pl...
May 23, 2025

New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of John Horgan
LANGFORD - The new campus of Royal Roads University is being named after the late John Horgan, honouring the former B.C. premier in the Vancouver Island community of Langford where he lived. Premier D...
May 23, 2025

Lawyer challenging Trump's trade war says tariffs are 'illegal and abusive'
WASHINGTON - As a mounting number of challenges against U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war start making their way through court, a lawyer representing small businesses says the tariffs are...
May 23, 2025

Ongoing strike threat could push more customers away from a struggling Canada Post
MONTREAL - Canada Post customers may face delays as 55,000 workers swear off overtime shifts, though a much bigger disruption was averted after the union backed down from a strike threat. However, exp...
May 23, 2025

Pineview Residents Demand Action Over Flawed Roadwork and Safety Concerns
PRINCE GEORGE - Some residents of the Pineview area have expressed disappointment and concern regarding the roadwork in their subdivision. They are seeking action from the provincial government to add...
May 23, 2025

Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast
HALIFAX - A senior Environment Canada meteorologist says that as the Atlantic hurricane season is about to start, experts are predicting another active year. But Bob Robichaud at the Canadian Hurrican...
May 23, 2025

Canada North Resources Expo kicks off Friday
PRINCE GEORGE - The 6th edition of the Canada North Resources Expo (CNRE) kicks off today at the CN Centre and Exhibition Park.The event is Northern BC's premier event for forestry, road building, hea...
May 23, 2025

New federal energy minister tells oil and gas executives it was some for quick wins
CALGARY - Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. Tim Hodgson told a ...
May 23, 2025