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Data obtained by AP shows 20% vacancy rates at nearly half of National Weather Service offices
WASHINGTON (AP) - After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates - twice that of just a decade ago - as severe weather chugs acros...
Apr 04, 2025
Fraser Lake ER services suspended all day Friday due to staffing challenges
FRASER LAKE - Residents in Fraser Lake will be without Emergency Department (ER) services at the Fraser Lake Health Centre for the entirety of Friday, April 4.Northern Health says that ER services wil...
Apr 04, 2025
Gretzky set to be at Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL record. The Capi...
Apr 04, 2025
Year-over-year unemployment rate rises in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada says the year-over-year unemployment rate rose from 6.3 per cent in March, 2024 to 7.1 per cent in March, 2025 in Prince George.Labour analyst Vincent Ferrao says the...
Apr 04, 2025
Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 12 people and injures 50
BRUSSELS (AP) - Ukrainian officials said that a Russian missile strike Friday on the central city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 12 people, including two children, and injured more than 50. The head of...
Apr 04, 2025
Gretzky set to be at Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL record. The Capi...
Apr 04, 2025
Hamstring injury expected to sideline Toronto FC's Laryea for four to six weeks
TORONTO - Toronto FC says fullback Richie Laryea will be out four to six weeks with his latest hamstring injury. The 30-year-old Canadian international has not played since March 25 when he was forced...
Apr 04, 2025
Canadian curling legend Howard busier than ever since retiring as a player
MOOSE JAW - Four-time world champion Glenn Howard is as busy as ever since moving to the coach's bench after his retirement as a curler. "To say it's been a roller-coaster ride would be an understatem...
Apr 04, 2025
Canada names expanded 36-player women's rugby roster for Pacific Four Series
Canadian women's rugby coach Kevin Rouet has named an expanded squad of 36 players for Canada's defence of its Pacific Four Series title. The tournament marks the first outing of a high-stakes year fo...
Apr 04, 2025
Recruiters say surge in U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump election
HALIFAX - Recruiters say there's been a surge of interest from American doctors considering moving to Canada since the election of U.S. president Donald Trump in November. Katrina Philopoulos, recruit...
Apr 04, 2025