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'Impossible to find peace:' Spouse wants to see report on Nunavut RCMP shooting death
IQALUIT - The spouse of a Nunavut man shot and killed by RCMP last year says she wants to see the report on the investigation into his death. The Ottawa Police Service issued a statement earlier this ...
Apr 21, 2021
Former Trudeau adviser to testify before committee on Vance allegations: chairwoman
OTTAWA - The chairwoman of a parliamentary committee examining allegations of sexual misconduct involving former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former adviser h...
Apr 21, 2021
Trudeau appoints Ralph Goodale as Canada's new commissioner in the U.K.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale as high commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. Goodale will advise Trudeau on how the two cou...
Apr 21, 2021
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine oth...
Apr 21, 2021
Vancouver star Ludi Lin says 'Mortal Kombat' is an 'apt metaphor' for world divisions
TORONTO - "Mortal Kombat" may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star Ludi Lin says it serves as an "apt metaphor" for divisions in the world. The action film about an ancien...
Apr 21, 2021
PG Youth Baseball registration nearing its close
It's almost time to step up to the plate and aim for the fences.Following the cancellation of the 2020 season, the Prince George Youth Baseball Association (PGYBA) is gearing up for the 2021 season, r...
Apr 21, 2021
MP Zimmer slams 'spend, spend, spend' federal budget
FORT ST. JOHN - Bob Zimmer says the Liberal budget this week abandons the natural resource sector entirely. The Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies Conservative MP is also slamming the budget f...
Apr 21, 2021
Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; Ottawa mulls India travel ban
TORONTO - Amid mounting pressures on critical care in hospitals and concerns about new variants, COVID-19 is striking a growing number of younger people, often with deadly results. A recent surge in h...
Apr 21, 2021
Town council in Alberta environment minister's riding wants better coal consultation
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Town council from the largest municipality in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's constituency is concerned over the province's consultation plans for open-pit coa...
Apr 21, 2021