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Will Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole axe $6B in child-care money promised to Quebec?
OTTAWA - The question of what would happen to the $6-billion in child-care funding promised to Quebec by the Liberal government if the Conservatives win power Sept. 20 was one the Tory leader wouldn't...
Sep 02, 2021

Canada has to fight for a 1-1 draw with Honduras in World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada had to work hard for a 1-1 tie with Honduras on Thursday in the opening game of the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The game - fast-paced and often prickly with little r...
Sep 02, 2021

Pospisil eliminated from U.S. Open following straight-sets loss to Ivashka
NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu is into the third round at the U.S. Open. The sixth-seeded Canadian downed American Lauren Davis, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday, and remains undefeated at the Grand Slam following h...
Sep 02, 2021

Prince George Cougars wrap up hockey school
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a fun-filled week at the CN Centre.While the Prince George Cougars were putting on their annual hockey school, it also marked the first time many of the current Cougars have bee...
Sep 02, 2021

The Latest: Four federal party leaders square off in French language debate
MONTREAL - The Latest on the French-language leaders' debate among Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Francois Blanc...
Sep 02, 2021

Officials reinstate COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings in northern B.C.
British Columbia has reinstated restrictions on gatherings in the Northern Health region because of a spike in COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Delta variant. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry s...
Sep 02, 2021

Video of dancing Vanderhoof RCMP officers goes viral
PRINCE GEORGE - Sometimes all you need is to dance it out. A video of two Vanderhoof RCMP officers went viral after they were stopped by a Prince George family and asked to bust a move, to help make t...
Sep 02, 2021

Concerns mount as return to school nears
PRINCE GEORGE - As excitement for the return to school builds, concerns from several groups and parents are starting to build as well.President of the BC Teachers Federation, Teri Mooring says she has...
Sep 02, 2021

Port Alberni woman spared jail for trying to burn down apartment building home to alleged drug trafficker
PORT ALBERNI - A woman devastated after three friends died from fentanyl overdoses went to extreme lengths for her version of retribution.Drunk and consumed with anger, court was told the 42-year-old ...
Sep 02, 2021

Drug users group files decriminalization lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A group representing drug users has filed a lawsuit against the federal government in British Columbia Supreme Court seeking to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs, arguing crimi...
Sep 02, 2021