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B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick
DUNCAN, B.C. - Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing to take a shot at owning the world's largest hockey stick. It says the more than 62-metre wooden stick ...
Dec 04, 2023
B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick
DUNCAN, B.C. - Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing to take a shot at owning the world's largest hockey stick. It says the more than 62-metre wooden stick ...
Dec 04, 2023
"The greatest gift you can give:" 1 million dollar donation set to help generations of families
PRINCE GEORGE - Carol Bajkov was one of the Festival of Tree's most dedicated volunteers, and to remember and honour her legacy her family donated one million dollars towards the Festival and the Spir...
Dec 04, 2023
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail to stay in Toronto
TORONTO - A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she's decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says on social media she plans to sta...
Dec 04, 2023
Finance and Audit: 8.17% tax hike?
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George residents could be facing a tax increase, at a minimum, of 8.17 percent. That was not the initial cost, which was 5.88 percent. However, the City recently received news t...
Dec 04, 2023
One hundred hampers for one hundred families
PRINCE GEORGE - One hundred hampers for one hundred families. Ron Brent Elementary School is hoping to raise over $16,000 to purchase and then distribute food hampers to support families in need, over...
Dec 04, 2023
B.C. Premier Eby celebrates 'first-of-its-kind' seamless addictions care
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says a new model of streamlining access to detox and addiction treatment aims to address the needs of people who repeatedly overdose, while avoiding the ...
Dec 04, 2023
Private forecasters see economic growth in B.C. slowing to 0.5 per cent next year
VICTORIA - Private-sector forecasters in British Columbia say they agree with the government's recent projection that economic growth will slow next year. The Economic Forecast Council, an independent...
Dec 04, 2023
Blue Bombers re-sign all-star defensive end Willie Jefferson
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed star defensive lineman Willie Jefferson to a one-year contract extension, the team announced on Monday. Jefferson, 32, was set to become a free agent i...
Dec 04, 2023
Vancouver unveils Canada's first electric fire truck in its pledge to cut emissions
Vancouver's fire department is showing off what the city says is Canada's first electric fire engine. The Austrian-built pumper truck is part of the city's commitment to reduce fleet emissions by movi...
Dec 04, 2023