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Prisons bureau: Death toll in Ecuador prison clash tops 100
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as authorities find more bodies, Ecuador's prison service said Wedne...
Sep 29, 2021

"For Love" releases tomorrow
PRINCE GEORGE - A new documentary entitled "For Love," produced by the Carrier Sekani Family Services and film director/producer Matt Smiley, will get a private viewing at the Vancouver Convention Cen...
Sep 29, 2021

Overdose alert issued for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE -An overdose alert has been issued in Prince George. Northern Health says a green and chalky substance is highly toxic, causing heavy and prolonged sedation, requiring naloxone to revers...
Sep 29, 2021

Trinity United and CAC partner for the arts
PRINCE GEORGE - "We've moved the pipe organ. It's still connected. It still works. We've just moved it. We're filling in the pit where it was. We've lowered the front, the knee wall that's there, we'v...
Sep 29, 2021

Former Flames captain returns to Saddledome in Kraken colours
CALGARY - Mark Giordano didn't wait until the NHL regular season to return to the Saddledome. The former Flames captain feels it's important to get pre-season games in with the Seattle Kraken, who plu...
Sep 29, 2021

Truth and Reconciliation Day personal for new governor general, Mary May Simon
OTTAWA - Governor General Mary May Simon has some very personal reflections on the eve of Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As the daughter of a white father and Inuk mother, M...
Sep 29, 2021

Woman convicted in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church granted day parole
EDMONTON - A woman convicted in the death of a 19-month-old boy found outside a church has been granted day parole for six months. Tasha-Lee Mack and her then-boyfriend Joey Crier were each charged wi...
Sep 29, 2021

Old-growth logging protesters dig in as company to Appeal Court's injunction denial
VICTORIA - A decision by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge refusing to extend an injunction against old-growth logging protesters did little to release pressure in the dispute as all sides hold s...
Sep 29, 2021

Akim Aliu calls punishment of player who used racist taunt 'a complete embarrassment'
Akim Aliu is calling the Ukrainian Hockey League's punishment of a player who used a racist taunt during a game a "complete embarrassment." The league announced Wednesday that HC Kremenchuk player And...
Sep 29, 2021

Old-growth logging protesters dig in as company to Appeal Court's injunction denial
VICTORIA - A decision by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge refusing to extend an injunction against old-growth logging protesters did little to release pressure in the dispute as all sides hold s...
Sep 29, 2021