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Kolton Cousins receives Canucks Alumni BCHL Scholarship
PRINCE GEORGE - Kolton Cousins has been named a recipient of the Canucks Alumni BCHL Scholarship for the 2022-2023 season.Cousins, who was acquired by the Spruce Kings during the 2019-2020 season, pla...
Jul 21, 2023

At UN, Trudeau hails European values as source of global strength in troubled times
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the United Nations where he is bestowing a special award on the European Commission and its president. Trudeau is presenting the World Peace and Libert...
Jul 21, 2023

Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog
MONTREAL - The majority of police forces across Quebec are refusing to answer questions from investigators with the province's independent police watchdog after a court affirmed the right of officers ...
Jul 21, 2023

Teen star McIntosh leads strong Canadian swim team at world championships
Summer McIntosh no longer enjoys the luxury of gracing the pool deck as a relatively anonymous up-and-comer with modest expectations from the outside world. Reporters peppered the 16-year-old swim phe...
Jul 21, 2023

Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s into the weekend. Environment Canada...
Jul 21, 2023

Retired RCMP officer charged with helping Beijing intimidation campaign
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has charged one of its former members in a case of alleged foreign interference. William Majcher is accused of helping the Chinese government identify and intimidate a person...
Jul 21, 2023

Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M University announced Friday that its president has resigned after a Black journalist's celebrated hiring at one of the nation's largest campuses unraveled following ...
Jul 21, 2023

Gunman who ambushed North Dakota police had a 'binary trigger' that let him fire rapidly, AG says
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A gunman who ambushed police officers in Fargo, North Dakota, last week had a "binary trigger" that allowed him to fire rapidly, authorities said Friday. The .223-caliber rifle that...
Jul 21, 2023

More money for Montreal supervised drug-use sites as city deals with addiction issues
MONTREAL - Quebec is boosting funding for supervised consumption sites in Montreal to prevent overdoses as the city grapples with homelessness and substance abuse issues. The province is dedicating an...
Jul 21, 2023

British balloonists' transatlantic quest thwarted as troubles force landing in N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two ballooning Brits have abandoned their quest to fly across the Atlantic after technical issues forced them to land in Newfoundland this morning. U.K. residents Mike and Deborah S...
Jul 21, 2023