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Free transit for cyclists during GoByBike week
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George and BC Transit have announced free transit for cyclists during GoByBike week.GoByBike Week is from Saturday, May 31 to Friday, June 6, 2025. To qualify for fr...
May 21, 2025
Assistance payment will continue in event of Canada Post strike
PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial government says that people will continue to receive provincial disability and income assistance in the event of a labour dispute at Canada Post.The contract between Can...
May 21, 2025
An adviser to Ukrainian ex-President Viktor Yanukovych has been shot dead in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Spanish authorities said that an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead outside a school in Madrid on Wednesday. Spain's Interior Ministry identified the v...
May 21, 2025
Oilers aim to outshine Stars in West final rematch beginning tonight in Texas
DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers, a.k.a. Canada's last team standing in the 2025 NHL playoffs, open the Western Conference final tonight at American Airlines Center facing a Dallas Stars' squad bent on re...
May 21, 2025
In the news today: Banff hosts G7 finance summit, western premiers meet in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... G7 finance summit underway in Banff Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-...
May 21, 2025
Hockey player continues testimony at former world junior teammates' trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue his testimony today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays in the NHL for the...
May 21, 2025
Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council, grand chief for $220 million
MONTREAL - Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal are suing the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake for more than $200 million. They say the council ignored their right to d...
May 21, 2025
Hockey player continues testimony at former world junior teammates' trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue his testimony today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays in the NHL for the...
May 21, 2025
Union head says new federal government needs to regain public servants' trust
OTTAWA - The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management. Nathan Prier, president of ...
May 21, 2025
G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit
BANFF - Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressing topics including the global economy and the war in Ukraine. The ...
May 21, 2025