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NDP's Singh proposes $30M boost for BC Ferries to help reduce fares
VICTORIA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is proposing a $30-million increase in federal funding for BC Ferries. Speaking to reporters aboard a ferry travelling between Victoria and Vancouver, Sin...
Sep 28, 2019
Five meals a week: Scientists audit garbage to assess household food waste
Scientists spent weeks up to their elbows in coffee grounds and banana peels to come up with what they say is the most accurate measure yet of how much food is wasted in Canadian kitchens. "...
Sep 28, 2019
Fredette's lawyer urges jury to opt for manslaughter in double murder case
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man accused of the murder of two people, including his ex-wife, snapped the day of the killings but didn't intend to kill anyone, his lawyer told a jury on Thur...
Sep 28, 2019
Iranian president: US should end 'maximum pressure' policy
NEW YORK - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the United States on Thursday to "cease this policy of maximum pressure" on his nation, saying it was driving the possibility of negotiations even fur...
Sep 28, 2019
Scheer promotes Conservative plan to create national energy corridor
EDMONTON - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in Edmonton today, promoting his plan to create a national energy corridor. Scheer says a Conservative government would build the corridor&nbs...
Sep 28, 2019
Shorthanded Timberwolves fall to UBC
It was a tough loss for the UNBC Timberwolves men's soccer team Friday night as they lost 2-1 to the UBC Thunderbirds at Masich Place.The Timberwolves scored to take an early lead just two minutes int...
Sep 28, 2019 (photo credit to Rich Abney)
Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier speaks at UN sustainability forum
NEW YORK - Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier addressed hundreds of international guests at UN headquarters in Manhattan Saturday. The 15-year-old activist from Wiikwemkoong First Nation on...
Sep 28, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team names roster for Japan trip
OTTAWA - Canada will go with a familiar roster for its women's soccer friendly against host Japan next month. Twenty-one of the 24 players on the roster for the Oct. 6 game in Shizuoka return fro...
Sep 28, 2019
Spruce Kings take a bite out of the Bulldogs
The Prince George Spruce Kings returned to the friendly confines of the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena Friday night and they would put on a show for the hometown crowd.The Spruce Kings would find the back...
Sep 28, 2019 (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)
Cougars still in search of their first win of the season
The island woes continued for the Prince George Cougars Friday nightThey dropped a 2-1 decision on the island to the Victoria Royals Friday night to drop to 0-3 on the year.The Cougars went winless la...
Sep 28, 2019 (photo credit to Kevin Light)