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Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south
VANCOUVER - Animal health experts are warning about avian flu returning to poultry farms as wild birds begin migrating south for the winter. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association Emer...
Oct 12, 2023

Roadworks wrapping up
PRINCE GEORGE - There were some major road works projects on sidewalk projects throughout the city in the summer. Massey Drive is just one of them. Ospika Boulevard was another. "So the metric as of t...
Oct 12, 2023

Alberta premier's visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and...
Oct 12, 2023

Northern BC food banks to get additional funding, allowing better access to nutritious food
PRINCE GEORGE - Along with the announcement on Wednesday evening, the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction is providing $5 million in funding to Food Banks BC and the Public Health Ass...
Oct 12, 2023

BCASW blasts Bill 34
PRINCE GEORGE - That was the stance taken by the government earlier this month, when legislation was introduced to restrict where drugs could be used publicly. No more could drug use be allowed within...
Oct 12, 2023

News media lobby group says Google concerns about Online News Act are valid
TORONTO - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many of the issues raised by Google about a law that will force the tech giant to compensate those same publishers for...
Oct 12, 2023

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has invoked the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution in tabling legislation that prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school w...
Oct 12, 2023

Prince George Spruce Kings lose game 2 of 3 game road trip
PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruce Kings were defeated by the Penticton Vees last night. This becomes their second loss this week after falling to Merritt on Tuesday 6-3. The Vees and the Spruce Kings traded ...
Oct 12, 2023

Robert Wickens on cusp of winning a championship 5 years after he was paralyzed in IndyCar crash
Robert Wickens was determined from the very first days after his life-changing 2018 IndyCar accident not to let it define - or end - his racing career. The Canadian was 29 years old at the time, engag...
Oct 12, 2023

'We have to do what it takes': Israeli-Canadian reservists say they're ready to fight
MONTREAL - Temima Silver is waiting for the call to report for duty in the Israeli military. Born and raised in Ottawa, the 21-year-old moved to Israel in 2020 to join the Israel Defense Forces. Relea...
Oct 12, 2023