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B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The legislation would establi...
Nov 15, 2021

B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The Ministry of the Attorney ...
Nov 15, 2021

Three more COVID-19 related deaths reported in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE- Northern Health accounted for 274 of BC's 1,270 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. Nov. 12-13: 502 new cases in BCNov. 13-14: 387 new cases in BCNov. 14-15: 381 new cases in BCIn t...
Nov 15, 2021

Alberta premier faces renewed call from 22 party boards for early leadership review
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is facing a renewed push from within the ranks of his United Conservative Party to move up a vote on his leadership. Representatives of 22 UCP constituencies ha...
Nov 15, 2021

6 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Denver area school
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Six teenagers were shot in a drive-by shooting in a park near a high school in suburban Denver Monday, but all were expected to survive, police said. The victims, who range in age...
Nov 15, 2021

Canada's Kira Gupta-Baltazar fast-tracking in women's triathlon
Winning a U.S. women's collegiate title with bags under eyes and a depleted fuel tank has Canada's Kira Gupta-Baltazar feeling bold about her triathlon future. The 19-year-old from Kleinburg, Ont., cl...
Nov 15, 2021

Woman who won freedom from prison in 2011 dies of COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A woman who won freedom from prison a decade ago after being convicted with her sister in a 1993 armed robbery in Mississippi, then went on to become an advocate for justice, has...
Nov 15, 2021

Petition for referendum on Surrey's police transition garners 42,942 signatures
SURREY, B.C. - A group opposing the planned transition from the RCMP to a municipal police force in Surrey, B.C., says it has collected close to 43,000 signatures from residents calling for a referend...
Nov 15, 2021

City to pursue emergency response centre
PRINCE GEORGE - The wildfires of recent years has prompted Mayor and Council to look at establishing an emergency response and coordination centre in Prince George. "What we're talking about is the wh...
Nov 15, 2021

Home field advantage? Cold, heavy snow await Canada and Mexico in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Sam Adekugbe grew up in Calgary, and has played pro soccer in Norway, so he knows a few things about having to deal with inclement weather. When asked about the coldest game he ever played ...
Nov 15, 2021