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Woman at heart of sexual misconduct allegations against Vance testifies at committee
OTTAWA - The woman at the heart of sexual misconduct allegations against Canada's former top military commander says retired Gen. Jonathan Vance believes he is "untouchable."Maj. Kellie Brennan says t...
Apr 22, 2021
Derek Chauvin conviction renews calls for reform in Canada: Teegee
PRINCE GEORGE - As Derek Chauvin is convicted south of the border, Regional Chief Terry Teegee says he is pleased with the verdict but says this renews the call for reform in Canada.The BC Assembly of...
Apr 22, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 360,819 new vaccinations administered for a total of 11,15...
Apr 22, 2021
Northern ballplayers looking for the competitive edge with Northern Baseball Training
PRINCE GEORGE - The pandemic has impacted us all. But for some, they opted to come out swinging instead. Northern Baseball Training in Prince George had to shut down when everything else did last year...
Apr 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 22, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021. There are 1,155,834 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,155,834 confirmed cases (86,768 acti...
Apr 22, 2021
Oregon: CDC investigating woman's death after J&J vaccine
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon health officials said Thursday that federal officials are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who developed a rare blood clot and low platelets within two weeks of re...
Apr 22, 2021
Video: California deputy shoots Black man within a minute
SAN FRANCISCO - A white sheriff's deputy in the San Francisco Bay Area shot and killed a Black man in the middle of a busy intersection about a minute after trying to stop him on suspicion of throwing...
Apr 22, 2021
California's public universities to require COVID-19 vaccine
SAN FRANCISCO - Two of the nation's largest university systems say they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on University of California and California State Uni...
Apr 22, 2021
Panel: End commanders' power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON - A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in what would be a major reversal of mi...
Apr 22, 2021
UK apologizes for racism in memorials to WWI dead
LONDON - British authorities apologized Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren't properly ho...
Apr 22, 2021