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Raptors add Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn to COVID-19 protocols
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn have been added to the NBA's COVID-19 protocols by the Toronto Raptors. There are now five Raptors in league protocols. Gary Trent Jr. was added to Toronto's ...
Dec 21, 2021

Liberals kick-start trade pact challenge to U.S. duties slapped on softwood lumber
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have put the White House on notice that Canada will officially challenge the legality of an American decision to hike duties on softwood lumber heading south of the borde...
Dec 21, 2021

FortisBC general rate increased by 3.47%
NORTHERN BC- FortisBC customers will be paying more for electricity come the new year. The company has received approval from the BC Utilities Commission for a 3.47% general rate increase for its cust...
Dec 21, 2021

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League pauses season until Jan. 7 as COVID cases surge
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has paused all activities until Jan. 7. The league says the pause is necessary because of surging COVID-19 infection rates in Eastern Canada. Players w...
Dec 21, 2021

Fast-moving Omicron variant prompts additional COVID-19 measures in B.C.: ministry
VICTORIA - More health measures could be coming in British Columbia one day after restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 took effect. Health Minister Adrian Dix, Public Safety Minister M...
Dec 21, 2021

Cameron a more seasoned coach in return to Canadian junior hockey team's bench
Ottawa 67's general manager James Boyd was bouncing potential coaching candidates off his longtime friend Dave Cameron when Boyd took a flyer. "All of a sudden I asked the question 'would you ever be ...
Dec 21, 2021

Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - It's the end of days for plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers in Canada. The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and ...
Dec 21, 2021

Vaccination rates rising in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- As the pandemic continues to intensify with the Omicron variant of concern circling the province, vaccination rates continue to climb in the Prince George area. The BCCDC reports the Pr...
Dec 21, 2021

Jury deliberations resume at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury resumed deliberations Tuesday at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. The jury in Manhattan federal court went back to work in a large room where th...
Dec 21, 2021

Non-essential travel expected to return to Highway 3
HOPE- Travel restrictions are expected to be lifted from Highway 3 today, allowing the route between Hope and Princeton to be used for non-essential purposes. That's after the Coquihalla Highway was r...
Dec 21, 2021