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PRINCE GEORGE - Avalanche Canada is receiving a $10 million contribution from the provincial government. In an effort to support its work in developing and delivering avalanche safety and awareness fo...

LONE BUTTE, B.C. - A B.C.-based building supply company has purchased land near Lone Butte, with plans to build an industrial park.In a news release, Omnitek Canada says it has acquired a 32-acre site...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst resumed Monday after a 14-month recess without the defendant present and with arguments about whether the case should continu...

MADRID (AP) - Around 1,000 Moroccans, a third of whom are presumed to be minors, swam and used inflatable boats Monday to cross into the Spanish northern African enclave of Ceuta, authorities said. Ce...

VANCOUVER - A civil lawsuit has been filed alleging that Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen sexually assaulted a young woman. A statement of claim filed in Kelowna, B.C. last week alleges Virtane...

OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said. Th...

Quebec is opening a drive-thru vaccine clinic at its busiest airport and Ontario is expanding vaccine eligibility, as provinces make strides toward immunizing their adult populations. Ontario was orig...

PORT RENFREW, B.C. - The RCMP say they have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockades of logging activities in an area of western Vancouver Island. In a statement, the RCMP say they are tem...

PORT RENFREW, B.C. - The RCMP say they have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockades of logging activities in an area of western Vancouver Island. In a statement, the RCMP say they are tem...