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Chief Justice Richard Wagner stresses need to boost Indigenous reconciliation efforts
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says judges must be alert to the history and experience of Indigenous peoples, and should make the same commitment to those of other cultures and communities. In a rece...
Jun 04, 2021

Chief calls news conference as memorial grows near Kamloops, B.C., residential school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An update is expected from the chief of the Tk'emlups te Sewepemc First Nation, a week after the band announced the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at...
Jun 04, 2021

From the Beatles to Elton John: Oldest DJ's storied career
HONG KONG (AP) - Ray Cordeiro considers himself the luckiest radio DJ in the world. In a storied career spanning over 70 years in Hong Kong, Cordeiro has interviewed superstars including the Beatles a...
Jun 03, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, June 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 3, 2021. There are 1,387,445 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,387,445 confirmed cases (27,790 active...
Jun 03, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 410,178 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,924,...
Jun 03, 2021

Most vaccinated California workers must keep masks on
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Conflicted California workplace regulators approved controversial rules that allow workers to go maskless only if every employee in a room is fully vaccinated against the cor...
Jun 03, 2021

Kodiaks to kick off summer with Western Canadian 7on7 Championships
PRINCE GEORGE - 7-on-7 football has been running in Prince George for three years now. It started with the organization named Game Ready Elite and has since evolved into Kodiak Elite. "The connections...
Jun 03, 2021

Reports: Organizer of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil arrested
HONG KONG (AP) - A member of the committee that organizes Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown was arrested early Friday on the 32nd anniversary, loca...
Jun 03, 2021

Jets forward Scheifele suspended four games for hit on Canadiens forward Jake Evans
Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele has been suspended four games for his crushing hit on Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens in their playoff series opener Wednesday night. The NHL's Department of P...
Jun 03, 2021

Policies passed during the B.C. Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting
PRINCE GEORGE - Over the course of last weekend, the Prince George Chamber of Commerce was joined by colleagues from across BC to debate policy and put forward a solid vision for economic recovery to ...
Jun 03, 2021