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Chilako fire contained to just under 1,500 hectares
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Wildfire Service says they had notable success battling the Chilako fire Tuesday.They say the fire has been contained at just under 1,500 hectares in size with crews establishin...
Jul 07, 2021
Man who stabbed B.C. high schoolers ineligible for parole for 16 years
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who fatally stabbed a teenage girl in her high school's rotunda in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2016 will not be eligible to apply for parole for 16 years, after a judge ruled th...
Jul 07, 2021
Man who stabbed B.C. high schoolers ineligible for parole for 16 years
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who fatally stabbed a teenage girl in her high school's rotunda in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2016 will not be eligible to apply for parole for 16 years, after a judge ruled th...
Jul 07, 2021
BCLC introduces Kamloops winner of $35 million Lotto Max jackpot
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' newest multi-millionaire is Gary Hill.B.C. Lotto Corporation introduced Hill as the co-winner of the $70 million jackpot from June 22 Lotto Max draw. The second winning ticket was...
Jul 07, 2021
Hungry caterpillars stripping trees in Quebec, Ontario and on Montreal's Mount Royal
MONTREAL - Biologists are tracking the spread of a bumper crop of hungry caterpillars that are eating their way through some of Quebec and Ontario's best-known green spaces. An entomologist with the M...
Jul 07, 2021
Officers called to Victoria apartment to corral boa constrictor on the loose
Victoria police say they are looking for the owner of a large snake found on the loose at a downtown apartment complex. Const. Cam MacIntyre says police were called Tuesday night after a resident repo...
Jul 07, 2021
Officers called to Victoria apartment to corral boa constrictor on the loose
Victoria police say they are looking for the owner of a large snake found on the loose at a downtown apartment complex. Const. Cam MacIntyre says police were called Tuesday night after a resident repo...
Jul 07, 2021
Missing tools? RCMP seek to reunite them with rightful owner
PRINCE GEORGE - If you live in the Elkhorn area and are missing some electricians tools, you should contact the RCMP.Police say they recovered the tools on June 20 in Ochakwin Park. RCMP had been tipp...
Jul 07, 2021
Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks, says new PHAC review
OTTAWA - A new review by the Public Health Agency of Canada says more than half of COVID-19 patients might suffer from post-COVID syndrome for more than three months after testing positive. The review...
Jul 07, 2021
Nova Scotia premier responds to new questions about drunk driving charge in 2005
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier faced fresh questions today about what happened in the summer of 2005 when he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. Iain Rankin confirmed Monday he had been convict...
Jul 07, 2021