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Montreal says it will end state of emergency in place since start of COVID pandemic
Montreal is not renewing the state of emergency that has been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city said today in a news release that starting Friday, it will instead be in "aler...
Aug 23, 2021

Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees: officials
OTTAWA - Canadian officials say the military's special forces are operating outside the closed confines of Kabul's chaotic airport to get people on flights out of Afghanistan. The officials would not ...
Aug 23, 2021

Talented German backliner joins Green and Gold
PRINCE GEORGE - When the University of Northern British Columbia Men's Soccer team takes the pitch this season, its backline will have a new, European flair. Today, the Timberwolves officially announc...
Aug 23, 2021

Artwork graces BC Bus North
PRINCE GEORGE - Four BC Bus North buses graced Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park this morning, but it was not for a trip. Each bus has a display of indigenous art on the side of it. It was the folks from ...
Aug 23, 2021

Vancouver police investigating vandalism at memorial as possible hate crime
VANCOUVER - The defacing of a public memorial in Vancouver to those who were aboard a ship that was forced to return to India more than a century ago is being treated by police as a possible hate crim...
Aug 23, 2021

Freeland post puts attention on how Twitter decides to label tweets 'manipulated'
TORONTO - A weekend post from Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland that was marked by Twitter as "manipulated media" is putting the spotlight on the social media giant's policies regarding labelled twe...
Aug 23, 2021

Singh wants to end oil, gas subsidies, and fund renewable energy projects
MONTREAL - An NDP government would eliminate subsidies for oil and gas companies, replacing them with direct funding for renewable energy projects, leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday. Speaking to report...
Aug 23, 2021

Mt. Hayes fire 'being held' as crews secure perimeter
NANAIMO - Crews are officially in control of a wildfire burning southwest of Nanaimo airport.The BC Wildfire Service officially lists the Mt. Hayes wildfire as "being held", meaning no further growth ...
Aug 23, 2021

Number of wildfires burning in B.C. down slightly from a week ago
The BC Wildfire Service says nearly 250 blazes are burning across the province, down from nearly 270 a week ago. It says more than 8,600 square kilometres of land has been scorched this year from wild...
Aug 23, 2021

Number of wildfires burning in B.C. down slightly from a week ago
The BC Wildfire Service says nearly 250 blazes are burning across the province, down from nearly 270 a week ago. It says more than 8,600 square kilometres of land has been scorched this year from wild...
Aug 23, 2021