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Spanish Cabinet partially pardons 9 Catalan separatists
MADRID (AP) - The Spanish Cabinet issued pardons on Tuesday for nine imprisoned instigators of Catalonia's 2017 secession bid in a move that Prime Minister Pedro Snchez says is needed to bring reconci...
Jun 22, 2021

Island Crisis Care Society to run Nanaimo Bakery to expand funding
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo non-profit is expanding its services again. Island Crisis Care Society on Monday, June 21 announced it will run the Nanaimo Bakery and Confectionary, located on the corner of Bowen...
Jun 22, 2021

Killer rapist Paul Bernardo faces parole hearing today; victim families opposed
TORONTO - Teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo is set for a parole hearing today. Bernardo's horrific crimes in the 1980s and early 1990s include kidnapping, torturing and killing Kristen Frenc...
Jun 22, 2021

CRA audits of ultra-wealthy Canadians yield zero prosecutions, convictions
OTTAWA - Data from the Canada Revenue Agency shows its recent efforts to combat tax evasion by the super-rich have resulted in zero prosecutions or convictions. In response to a question tabled in Par...
Jun 22, 2021

A for Quebec, F for Alberta: Study rates Canadian governments on conservation
A new report grades Canadian governments in how they responded to the country's international promise to conserve at least 17 per cent of its land mass and 10 per cent of its oceans by 2020. The repor...
Jun 21, 2021

Stamkos, Vasilevskiy pace Lightning's 8-0 rout of Islanders
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist and Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his fourth career playoff shutout, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning rout the New York Islanders 8-0 in Game ...
Jun 21, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, June 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday June 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 394,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,566,03...
Jun 21, 2021

She shoots, she scores: PGMHA wraps up first year of Esso Fun Day
PRINCE GEORGE - It was an opportunity for many local young girls to introduce themselves to the sport of hockey free of cost.Over the last few weekends, the Prince George Minor Hockey Association has ...
Jun 21, 2021

Aberdeen Glen Golf Club to host tournaments once again
PRINCE GEORGE - Aberdeen Glen Golf Club hasn't hosted any golf tournaments since before the pandemic began.While they typically host four golf tournaments they did not host any last year. This year ho...
Jun 21, 2021

Separate fires destroy two Catholic churches in southern British Columbia
OLIVER, B.C. - A First Nations chief in southern British Columbia says there are mixed feelings in his community after a Catholic church burned to the ground in an overnight fire, one of two Catholic ...
Jun 21, 2021