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Treacherous road conditions both in and out of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A nightmare on the roads this morning after the freezing rain, with a ten-car pileup reported earlier this morning on Highway 16 westbound. That stretch of highway is closed. RCMP say ...
Nov 02, 2021
Palestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian families on Tuesday rejected an offer that would have delayed their eviction by Jewish settlers in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood, where protests and clashes helped ignite...
Nov 02, 2021
Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing three people and wounding at least 16, health officials said. The blast went off at the...
Nov 02, 2021
Planning underway for promised cancer centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While details are thin on what services will be provided, conceptual work is happening to establish a new cancer facility in Nanaimo.The project is part of a John Horgan re-election promise ...
Nov 02, 2021
Arab world's legendary singer, Sabah Fakhri, dies at 88
BEIRUT (AP) - One of the Arab world's most famous singers, Sabah Fakhri, who has entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved extinct forms of Arabic music, has died, Syria's governmen...
Nov 02, 2021
Carbon pricing and election conspiracy theories: In The News for Nov. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 02, 2021
Elections Canada probed how many Canadians have a 'conspiracy mindset'
OTTAWA - Elections Canada was curious to know how many Canadians believed in conspiracy theories in the lead up to the recent federal vote. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had two years left in his mino...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. government to discuss old-growth logging with release of advisory panel report
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government was expected to discuss today the next steps it will take on old-growth logging in the province. Forests Minister Katrine Conroy was scheduled to release the...
Nov 02, 2021
Trudeau takes carbon pricing debate to the global stage at COP26
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will push the world to negotiate a minimum price on pollution at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow today. Trudeau will start his second and fin...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. government to discuss old-growth logging with release of advisory panel report
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government was expected to discuss today the next steps it will take on old-growth logging in the province. Forests Minister Katrine Conroy was scheduled to release the...
Nov 02, 2021