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Section of Highway 1 in B.C. opens after November's record rainstorms
VICTORIA - A section of Highway 1 between Kanaka Bar and Spences Bridge in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon has been reopened two months after parts of it were washed away in torrential storms. A stat...
Jan 14, 2022
Dr. Bonnie Henry: "the most challenging yet"
PRINCE GEORGE - The latest modelling was released today, with predictions of where and when COVID is striking and, more recently, the impacts of the Omicron variant. And what it shows is hopeful. "The...
Jan 14, 2022
Road conditions cause increase in motor vehicle incidents
PRINCE GEORGE- The warmer temperatures that followed the massive snowfall in the first week of January is causing some icy road and sidewalk conditions. Prince George RCMP Corporal Jennifer Cooper say...
Jan 14, 2022
Alouettes get Moore from Elks for Washington and Jackson
The Montreal Alouettes acquired defensive lineman Michael Moore from the Edmonton Elks for offensive lineman Tony Washington and running back Martese Jackson on Friday. All three players are Americans...
Jan 14, 2022
Real Salt Lake signs 14-year-old forward Axel Kei to homegrown contract
HERRIMAN, Utah - Real Salt Lake has signed 14-year-old forward Axel Kei to a homegrown contract, making him the youngest player to ever sign with a Major League Soccer team. At 14 years 15 days, Kei b...
Jan 14, 2022
B.C. tourism operators, hotels, lodges can apply for COVID-19 grants
VICTORIA - Tourism operators in British Columbia can apply for financial help from a $15-million relief fund to cover some of their losses due to COVID-19. The provincial government says B.C.-owned ho...
Jan 14, 2022
B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor's confirmation
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says gender markers on provincial identification cards can now be changed without the confirmation of a doctor or psychologist. Grace Lore, parliamentary sec...
Jan 14, 2022
Canada's Drury earns World Cup ski cross silver in Alberta
NAKISKA, ALTA. - Ski cross racer Kevin Drury feels he's rounding into form at the right time. The 33-year-old from Toronto was second Friday at Nakiska ski resort for his first World Cup medal since b...
Jan 14, 2022
Quebec seniors minister tells inquest that care homes knew how to manage outbreaks
Quebec's seniors minister told a coroner's inquest on Friday she was confident at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that long-term care homes knew how to manage outbreaks. Marguerite Blais testif...
Jan 14, 2022
Time to review how RCMP can best serve communities, union head says
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP officers' union says it's time for a basic look at how the national police force can best serve communities across the country. Such a review could help figure out how ma...
Jan 14, 2022