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Layoffs at B.C. hospice that refused to offer medical assistance in dying
DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia hospice society that refused to offer medical assistance in dying has issued layoff notices to all clinical staff before its contract with the local health authority c...
Jan 08, 2021
Raptors guard Kyle Lowry to sit out against Sacramento for "personal reasons"
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will sit out Friday night against the Sacramento Kings, with the team citing "personal reasons" on the pre-game injury report. The six-time all-star has started all se...
Jan 08, 2021
NHL notebook: Jets' Heinola ready to play; Leafs' Andersen focused on task at hand
After helping Finland capture bronze at the world junior hockey championship this week in Edmonton, Ville Heinola was ready for a bit of a break. An entire week off from hockey wasn't quite what he ha...
Jan 08, 2021
Prince George Legion vandalized
PRINCE GEORGE - Graffiti is nothing new to downtown business owners and is plain to see for anyone paying the area a visit. The latest victim though? The Prince George Legion.Eric Depenau is a member ...
Jan 08, 2021
Whale families bring along calf on return trip to traditional feeding grounds in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. - Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as they returned for the first time in 20 years to their traditional winter foraging grounds in British Columbia wate...
Jan 08, 2021
Whale families bring along calf on return trip to traditional feeding grounds in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. - Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as they returned for the first time in 20 years to their traditional winter foraging grounds in British Columbia wate...
Jan 08, 2021
All eyes on schools post-holiday season
PRINCE GEORGE - Both the Board of Education and the Prince George District Teachers Association are waiting with bated breath to see how the COVID numbers will look in schools after the Christmas brea...
Jan 08, 2021
Legal group fights B.C. government's COVID-19 rules on protests and places of worship
VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group is challenging the British Columbia government's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests, arguing they violate people's rights and freedoms. A ...
Jan 08, 2021
State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Republican West Virginia state lawmaker has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself rushing into the building with...
Jan 08, 2021
Curling Alberta cancels provincial playdowns, reps for nationals yet to be named
EDMONTON - Curling Alberta has cancelled plans to hold its provincial championships later this month in Sylvan Lake, Alta., due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The NexSource Centre was tabbed to host the Jan...
Jan 08, 2021