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Sports minister St-Onge says NDAs in athlete agreements are contrary to safe sport
Pascale St-Onge says non-disclosure agreements go against the very principle of safe sport. Canada's sports minister was responding to concerns from bobsled and skeleton athletes about a non-disclosur...
Jun 08, 2022
Scrap tire collection event this Saturday
PRINCE GEORGE - If you're looking to get rid of some old tires, Kal Tire will be the place to be on Saturday.From 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Kal Tire, in partnership with Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC), will hos...
Jun 08, 2022
Court: Armed man arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's house
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says an armed man who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's house in Maryland. The man was arrested around 1:50 a.m. Wednesda...
Jun 08, 2022
NewsAlert: Kimberly Murray to serve as special interlocutor for residential schools
OTTAWA - The federal government says Kimberly Murray will serve as an independent special interlocutor related to unmarked graves at residential schools. A former executive director of the Truth and R...
Jun 08, 2022
Avian flu outbreaks confirmed on B.C., Alberta farms after brief pause in cases
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reporting more outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia and Alberta. After a succession of outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...
Jun 08, 2022
West Fraser Timber raising quarterly dividend by 20 per cent
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is raising its quarterly dividend by 20 per cent. The company says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 30 cents US per share starting with its July 8 paymen...
Jun 08, 2022
Simone Biles, others seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
DETROIT (AP) - Former Olympic gymnasts, including gold medalist Simone Biles, are among dozens of assault victims who are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop sports doctor La...
Jun 08, 2022
Simone Biles, others seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
DETROIT (AP) - Former Olympic gymnasts, including gold medalist Simone Biles, are among dozens of assault victims who are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop sports doctor La...
Jun 08, 2022
Report: Iran turns off 2 of UN nuclear watchdog's cameras
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran turned off two surveillance cameras of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog that monitored one of its atomic sites, state television reported Wednesday. The report did not ide...
Jun 08, 2022
1 dead, 8 injured after car hits pedestrians in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) - A vehicle drove into pedestrians in Berlin on Wednesday, killing at at least one person and injuring eight others, rescue services said. Berlin fire service spokesman Stefan Salzwedel, w...
Jun 08, 2022