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CP NewsAlert: Two new travel-related measles cases in B.C. as exposure areas increase
Health officials in British Columbia say two new travel-related cases of measles have been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, bringing the recent tally to four. Fraser Health says both infected people t...
Mar 07, 2025

Raiders acquire quarterback Geno Smith from Seahawks for a 3rd-round pick, AP source says
Geno Smith is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the teams haven't annou...
Mar 07, 2025

New Prime Minister to be elected Sunday
PRINCE GEORGE - A new Prime Minister will be decided on Sunday, as the Liberal Party leadership race is set to conclude. The two front runners are Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney, with Carney percei...
Mar 07, 2025

Mystery solved? A submerged car from the 1950s may belong to a missing Oregon family
After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago to co...
Mar 07, 2025

Buy Canadian the new norm
PRINCE GEORGE - You see it in grocery stores and on billboards and TV ads: "Made in Canada." It is in response to US President Donald Trump suggesting Canada should become the 51st state followed up w...
Mar 07, 2025

Dunston and Gushue win qualifying games to reach Page playoff 1-2 game at Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - Top-ranked Matt Dunstone of Manitoba and defending champion Brad Gushue won qualifying matches Friday at the Montana's Brier to advance to the Page playoff 1-2 game. Dunstone defeated ...
Mar 07, 2025

B.C. shipyard awarded $3.15 billion government contract to build icebreaker
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia company has been given a $3.15 billion contract to build one of two icebreaker ships for the Canadian Coast Guard. Public Services and Procurement Canada says in a state...
Mar 07, 2025

Eby says electricity export tariffs similar to Ontario's are not 'priority' for B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province has no plan to follow Ontario and levy a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. Eby says imposing such a fe...
Mar 07, 2025

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Hudson's Bay seeks creditor protection, plans restructuring
TORONTO - Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest company that dates back to 1670, has filed for creditor protection and intends to restructure the business. The department store company says it has been facing...
Mar 07, 2025

Eby says electricity export tariffs similar to Ontario's are not 'priority' for B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province has no plan to follow Ontario and levy a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. Eby says imposing such a fe...
Mar 07, 2025