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Max Ward, who went from bush pilot to international charter carrier, dies at 98
EDMONTON - Max Ward, a Canadian aviation pioneer who went from flying bush planes to creating his own charter airline, has died. Family friend Jacquie Perrin says Ward collapsed yesterday at his home ...
Nov 03, 2020
'Murder' hornet found in Abbotsford, B.C., after nest destroyed in Washington state
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says one so-called murder hornet was discovered near Abbotsford on Monday.The ministry is warning beekeepers and residents to report sighti...
Nov 03, 2020
'Murder' hornet found in Abbotsford, B.C., after nest destroyed in Washington state
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says one so-called murder hornet was discovered near Abbotsford on Monday.The ministry is warning beekeepers and residents to report sighti...
Nov 03, 2020
Theatre Northwest announces "Pygmalion"
PRINCE GEORGE - Theatre Northwest has launched its newest production. Pygmalion is a play written many years ago by George Bernard Shaw and it is the play upon which My Fair Lady is based. There will ...
Nov 03, 2020
Fraser Health opening new COVID-19 testing centre in Surrey, B.C., as cases rise
SURREY, B.C. - Another COVID-19 testing centre is being opened in the Fraser Health region, the epicentre for British Columbia's rising case counts. Fraser Health president Dr. Victoria Lee says...
Nov 03, 2020
Wolfpack forward Adam Sidlow left shocked, angry and saddened over team's demise
Toronto Wolfpack fans are familiar with the sight of giant forward Adam Sidlow running with the ball, dragging would-be tacklers with him. The six-foot-four 251-pounder left a mark, either as a starte...
Nov 03, 2020
Vancouver council mulling first steps toward possible 2030 Olympic bid
Vancouver's council is considering taking the first small steps toward hosting another Olympic Games. Council will vote Wednesday on a motion to write letters to the Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadi...
Nov 03, 2020
Prince George resident speaks out about systemic racism in BC healthcare
PRINCE GEORGE - Following the death of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital in September, the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council posted an open letter to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations calling f...
Nov 03, 2020
Vancouver council mulling first steps toward possible 2030 Olympic bid
Vancouver's council is considering taking the first small steps toward hosting another Olympic Games. Council will vote Wednesday on a motion to write letters to the Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadi...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians and Americans want loosened COVID-19 restrictions for border town
DELTA, B.C. - Steve Power is standing on a beach across from his wife and two granddaughters, but they're ever so careful not to break the law by touching each other or stepping over an invisible line...
Nov 03, 2020