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O'Grady name change around the corner
PRINCE GEORGE - The name of a road in College Heights will be moving ahead quickly, as was updated to Council tonight.Back in July of 2012, the Lheidli T'enneh requested of Council to change the name ...
Jun 27, 2023

What the grocery report recommends to improve competition
GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's competition watchdog released its much awaited study into the country's retail grocery market on Tuesday. Here are the Competition Bureau's recommendations for the sector, in...
Jun 27, 2023

Sierra Leone's president wins second term without need for runoff, election commission announces
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has won a second term in office, receiving 56.17% of ballots cast and narrowly clearing the threshold for avoiding a runoff in t...
Jun 27, 2023

N.W.T. power corporation says it has improved safety systems after worker's death
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says it has improved its safety systems and processes since a worker died in 2021. Michael Chinna was struck in the head and neck by a column ...
Jun 27, 2023

More newsroom resources on the table should Meta, Google block local news: Rodriguez
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he's hopeful that the Liberal government can find a positive outcome with Google and Meta. But should the companies remove news from their plat...
Jun 27, 2023

Prince George records 6th homicide of the year
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George has recorded its sixth homicide of the year. This as local Mounties confirm the person injured in last week's violent home invasion on the 300-block of Nicholson Street d...
Jun 27, 2023

Wildfire above Highway 99 in West Vancouver now 'held' after route closed Monday
VANCOUVER - Traffic was moving again as crews worked quickly to corral a brush fire that closed a major Vancouver-area highway for hours. The BC Wildfire Service says a human-caused blaze in the steep...
Jun 27, 2023

Zhao wins, Bouchard falls in qualifying play at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Carol Zhao beat Britain's Emily Appleton 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of qualifying play at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Zhao, ranked 166 in the world, will face Arantxa Rus in the next...
Jun 27, 2023

Assistant general manager Jason Hernandez promoted as changes continue at TFC
Toronto FC announced on Tuesday that assistant general manager Jason Hernandez has been promoted to general manager. Hernandez previously played as a player for Toronto in 2017 and 2018 before making ...
Jun 27, 2023

NASA says smoke from Quebec fires covering parts of southwestern Europe
MONTREAL - NASA is reporting that smoke from wildfires in northern Quebec has reached Europe. The American space agency says satellite imagery from Monday showed smoke extending across the North Atlan...
Jun 27, 2023