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Chris Boucher leads Toronto Raptors in 124-101 rout of Sacramento Kings
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors poured in a season-high 70 points in the first half to cruise to a 124-101 win against the Sacramento Kings on Monday. Chris Boucher's 17 points led the way as Toronto (1...
Dec 13, 2021

Town says breach of public health orders and conflicting reports led to cancellation of Oceanside Air's lease
QUALICUM BEACH - The Town of Qualicum Beach has released a statement following the revelation last week that Oceanside Air, a start-up airline that provided daily service from Oceanside, had their lea...
Dec 13, 2021

Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted Monday to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as lawmakers demand hi...
Dec 13, 2021

Trudeau's minority Liberal government easily survives first confidence test
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has easily survived its first confidence test of the new parliamentary session with the help of the Bloc Qubcois and the NDP. A Conservative amend...
Dec 13, 2021

COVID-19 relief cash to support events flows to Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Numerous events on the mid Island have gotten a financial boost from a provincial Covid-19 recovery program.$240,000 for mid Island specific events between July 1, 2021 and Sept. 30 2022 wer...
Dec 13, 2021

IIO finds police not responsible for recent death in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC has concluded an investigation into a death in Prince George on December 8, after a failed traffic stop.Shortly before 11:30 pm on Dece...
Dec 13, 2021

Forestry not a sunset industry
PRINCE GEORGE - Thirty-three forest industry reps were interviewed by the City recently as part of its five-year strategy and the message overwhelmingly was that forestry is still alive and well. "We ...
Dec 13, 2021

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP introduces bill to lower voting age
NORTHERN BC- Taylor Bachrach has tabled bill C-210, a new Private Member's Bill to lower the voting age to 16 for federal elections. "The Right to Vote Act" builds on the NDP's initiatives to enfranch...
Dec 13, 2021

Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the man...
Dec 13, 2021

La Liga sells Spanish broadcast rights for $5B+ for 5 years
MADRID (AP) - Spain's top soccer league has generated 4.95 billion euros ($5.6 billion) from the sale of subscription broadcast domestic rights for five seasons. La Liga has sold games for live broadc...
Dec 13, 2021