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Trans Mountain pipeline receives green light
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is giving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second lease on life. Tuesday's long-awaited decision to reapprove the contentious project comes nine months a...
Jun 18, 2019
Williams Lake elementary school locked down
WILLIAMS LAKE - Nesika Elementary School in Williams Lake was temporarily locked down this morning (June 18)."School staff said that a female came to the school looking to see her children," says Cst....
Jun 18, 2019
124 children affected by January gas leak that forced evacuation of Montreal school
Montreal public health officials say 124 children suffered symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak last January forced the evacuation of their elementary school. The report pu...
Jun 18, 2019
TYH: Don't eat a wire brush bristle this BBQ season
I am not a BBQ-er, and a bristle getting lodged in my throat is the last thing that would ever have crossed my mind-the one time I did decide to enjoy a vegan dog.This week however, I discovered that ...
Jun 18, 2019
Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
OTTAWA - A new report co-authored by the government and the insurance industry says Canada can do a better job of protecting homeowners from the escalating financial risks of flooding. ...
Jun 18, 2019
Crown won't appeal case of Quebec man who killed Alzheimer's-stricken wife
MONTREAL - The Crown says it won't be appealing a sentence handed down last month to a Quebec man who killed his Alzheimer's-stricken wife in 2017. Quebec's director of criminal and penal&nb...
Jun 18, 2019
Canadian sports fans have changed since the Blue Jays' World Series wins
TORONTO - After more than a quarter century since one of the country's major pro sports teams took home a championship, Canadian sports fans will finally be able to celebrate on Monday with a par...
Jun 18, 2019
Rascal Flatts Forever Summer Playlist Tour is coming to PG this fall
PRINCE GEORGE-Country fans you'll never guess who's coming to town, or...maybe you can, given that the title gives it away-Rascal Flatts will be at the CN Centre this fall.The Forever Summer Playlist ...
Jun 18, 2019 Courtesy of Glen Mikkelsen at the CN Centre
China suspends imports from Canadian pork company over food safety issues
MONTREAL - China is targeting another Canadian pork producer by temporarily halting imports allegedly over food safety issues at a time when diplomatic tensions are intensifying between the two countr...
Jun 18, 2019
Liberals to reject Senate changes to solitary confinement bill
OTTAWA - The Liberals are poised to reject the Senate's amendments to a bill that aims to end the practice of solitary confinement. The government's response to the Senate's package of amendments deta...
Jun 18, 2019