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Discussions to resolve B.C. pipeline blockade have reached a pivotal point: Miller
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says all parties are at a "critical junction" in the discussions toward a resolution on the blockade set up at the Coastal GasLink natural gas ...
Nov 16, 2021
Economic rights not limitless, Appeal Court hears in B.C. old-growth logging case
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing protesters opposed to old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island told a British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing that there are limits to a company's economic an...
Nov 16, 2021
Economic rights not limitless, Appeal Court hears in B.C. old-growth logging case
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing protesters opposed to old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island told a British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing that there are limits to a company's economic an...
Nov 16, 2021
Kyle Clifford acquired by Toronto Maple Leafs in trade with St. Louis Blues
TORONTO - Forward Kyle Clifford was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday in exchange for future considerations. Clifford played two games with St. Louis t...
Nov 16, 2021
Abbotsford, B.C., mayor worries for community as rescuers overwhelmed by flooding
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Fast-rising water levels from a river in Washington state have overwhelmed rescuers in Abbotsford, B.C., where 1,100 homes have been evacuated, in a province where thousands of peop...
Nov 16, 2021
Helicopters rescue 275 stranded motorists, efforts now turn to debris field
AGASSIZ, B.C. - Rescue crews will spend Tuesday searching for people who may have been trapped in debris from mudslides on a British Columbia highway, after helicopters worked to ferry out 275 people ...
Nov 16, 2021
Auditor General report finds Northern BC still waiting for transportation plan
PRINCE GEORGE- A new report from the office of BC's Auditor General has found Northern BC is still waiting for a long-term transportation plan three years after an interim bus service was brought to N...
Nov 16, 2021
Flooding eases, highways open across Island with situation drastically different through Interior
NANAIMO - Life is slowly returning to normal for Vancouver Island residents after an atmospheric river dropped a month's worth of rain over a few days.The airport station at Qualicum Beach recorded 92...
Nov 16, 2021
Washington state panel fails to draw new political maps
SPOKANE, wash. (AP) - Washington state's bipartisan redistricting commission failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps, meaning the task will now be taken up by the state Supreme Court....
Nov 16, 2021
UNBC becomes first Northern BC school to offer new engineering program
PRINCE GEORGE- UNBC students now have the opportunity to receive a master of applied science in engineering degree. The post secondary is going to be offering a research-based degree program that focu...
Nov 16, 2021