Author Archives:

Fiery head-on crash between two tractor trailers kills driver in B.C.
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Mounties in B.C.'s southern Interior say a fiery head-on crash between two tractor trailers has claimed the life of one of the drivers. The crash on Thursday shut the Trans-Canada Hig...
Oct 06, 2023

NY appeals court declines to halt Trump’s civil fraud trial while he contests a pretrial ruling
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals judge declined Friday to halt Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, rebuffing the former president's request to postpone it while he fights a pretrial ruling that could ...
Oct 06, 2023

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ville Heinola placed on injured reserve
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have placed Ville Heinola on injured reserve after the 22-year-old defenceman suffered an apparent leg injury in Thursday's 3-0 home loss to the Ottawa Senators. Heinola w...
Oct 06, 2023

BC Lumber Trade Council "welcomes the NAFTA panel decision" involving softwood lumber
PRINCE GEORGE-The BC Lumber Trade Council has issued a statement on yesterdays NAFTA dispute panel ruling on softwood lumber. The ruling found elements of the United States' calculation of softwood lu...
Oct 06, 2023

Enbridge CEO calls for national Indigenous loan guarantee program
CALGARY - The CEO of Enbridge Inc. is calling on the federal government to create a national Indigenous loan guarantee program to help First Nations communities in Canada acquire equity stakes in majo...
Oct 06, 2023

Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada's shortage. Duclos said in a recent interview t...
Oct 06, 2023

NBPA, Raptors donate $10,000 to striking SFU support workers
BURNABY - The National Basketball Players Association and its members on the Toronto Raptors are donating $10,000 to fund striking support workers at Simon Fraser University. NBPA vice-president and R...
Oct 06, 2023

RCMP confirm a fatal crash near Vanderhoof
NORTHERN BC-On Monday morning, October 2 at 8:43 a.m., Vanderhoof RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 16, west of the community near McCall Road. When police arrived on scene, they ...
Oct 06, 2023

Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention
OTTAWA - A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention...
Oct 06, 2023

Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome
OTTAWA - The federal government's new dental insurance plan has yet to be introduced, but advocates are warning the eligibility criteria for people with disabilities could be cumbersome and may not ca...
Oct 06, 2023