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B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report
VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...
Nov 21, 2023
B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report
VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...
Nov 21, 2023
Prince George Humane Society looking for donations
PRINCE GEORGE - It's definitely the season for donating, but the one group that tends to be forgotten about is animals. And although the holidays are always a bit more stressful for trying to get reso...
Nov 21, 2023
'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and dad" shows home ownership among young high earners in British Columbia increases more than anywhere else in Canada if their p...
Nov 21, 2023
Madell scores 30 tries, Canada beats U.S. in wheelchair rugby at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta., scored 30 of his team's 46 tries as Canada surged into the wheelchair rugby semifinals at the 2023 Parapan Am Games with a 46-41 win over the archrival ...
Nov 21, 2023
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop after cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue its war against Hamas, even if a temporary cease-fire is reached with the Islamic militant group to release hostages. In co...
Nov 21, 2023
Habs say forward Harvey-Pinard out 6-8 weeks, defenceman Harris out indefinitely
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard will be sidelined for six to eight weeks while Jordan Harris will be out indefinitely with lower-body injuries. Harvey-Pinard, in his...
Nov 21, 2023
Eby says governments must step up on housing, can't rely on private sector
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's "hard to understand" why other politicians still believe in relying on the private sector to deliver affordable housing and instead it's time f...
Nov 21, 2023
Annual fundraiser for 100 Mile House hospital kicks off with a bang
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The South Cariboo Health Foundation's (SCHF) annual Starry Nights campaign is underway in 100 Mile House.There was another big turnout Saturday (Nov. 18) for the community's lar...
Nov 21, 2023
Judge orders McGill to comply with deal on unmarked grave search at former hospital
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ordered McGill University to comply with a deal it reached with a group of Indigenous women that outlines the search for possible unmarked graves at a former Montreal hos...
Nov 21, 2023