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Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, TSB report says
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board says a fiery collision between two Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight trains in British Columbia last year highlights the need for "physical defences" to pr...
Mar 31, 2025

Miller replaced on Canada's roster for women's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Toronto Sceptres forward Hannah Miller has been removed from Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship and replaced by Julia Gosling. Hockey Canada says the International Ice...
Mar 31, 2025

Downtown Prince George unveils new executive director
PRINCE GEORGE - Chrisie Berry is the new executive director at Downtown Prince George. Berry replaces the outgoing Colleen Van Mook and will start her new job on April 7. Berry brings over a decade of...
Mar 31, 2025

100-day countdown to 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games on Tuesday
PRINCE GEORGE - Tuesday will mark 100 days until the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games in Prince George. The games will take place from July 10 to the 12 with more than 1,200 athletes participatin...
Mar 31, 2025

Canadian, American unions urging U.S. senators to vote to overturn Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Unions on both sides of the border are calling on American senators to vote in favour of legislation to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. The U.S. Senate is ex...
Mar 31, 2025

Stacey, Vanisova, Watts named PWHL's three stars of the week
TORONTO - Montreal Victoire forward Laura Stacey, Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova and Toronto Sceptres forward Daryl Watts have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars of...
Mar 31, 2025

U.S. arrests B.C. man, says he smuggled goods to Pakistan's atomic bomb program
SURREY, B.C. - U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years...
Mar 31, 2025

U.S. arrests B.C. man, says he smuggled goods to Pakistan's atomic bomb program
SURREY, B.C. - U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years...
Mar 31, 2025

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
PARIS (AP) - A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years - a hammer blow to the far-right leader's presidential hopes and ...
Mar 31, 2025

Edmonton Oilers sign NCAA defenceman Damien Carfagna to two-year entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Damien Carfagna to a two-year entry level contract beginning next season, the NHL team announced Monday. The 22-year-old from Wood-Ridge, N.J., ha...
Mar 31, 2025