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Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 16, 2019
Man assaulted with baseball bat in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - RCMP in Williams Lake are investigating an assault that occurred early this (Aug.16) morning.Cst. Jordan Gelowitz says at approximately 6:45 a.m. a man was assaulted by another man wit...
Aug 16, 2019
RCMP arrest stabbing suspect
PRINCE GEORGE - A Vanderhoof woman is facing multiple charges following an alleged stabbing in Prince George this week. RCMP say the incident occurred at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday inside a residence ...
Aug 16, 2019
Instability, sudden changes threaten to derail Impact's playoff push
MONTREAL - A whirlwind of sudden changes and instability could derail the Montreal Impact's playoff hopes down the stretch. A week of rotten luck - including new injuries to Ignacio Piatti and Samuel ...
Aug 16, 2019
'Easy Rider' star and writer Peter Fonda has died at age 79
LOS ANGELES - Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like "Easy Rider," has died. His family says in a...
Aug 16, 2019
Colorado OKs electric car requirement to fight air pollution
DENVER - Colorado tightened its air quality regulations on Friday, requiring that at least 5% of the vehicles sold in the state by 2023 emit zero pollution. The state Air Quality Control Commission, w...
Aug 16, 2019
Man arrested in search warrant that revealed six stolen rifles
PRINCE GEORGE- RCMP arrested a man in during a Criminal Code search warrant in which officers discovered stolen property.The Prince George RCMP Street Crew Unit executed a search warrant at a residenc...
Aug 16, 2019
NRA wants a role when Oliver North meets state investigators
NEW YORK - A National Rifle Association leader-turned-critic is meeting with New York investigators next week, and the NRA wants to be there.a New York's attorney general's office is questioning Olive...
Aug 16, 2019
Second man charged in Williams Lake attempted murder
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A second man has been charged with attempted murder after an incident in Williams Lake last weekend.Williams Lake RCMP say 23-year-old Michael Drynock remains at large. Drynock i...
Aug 16, 2019 Michael Drynock (Image Credit: RCMP Handout)
For inmates like Epstein, suicide watch is meant to be short
NEW YORK - Suicide is such a constant concern at federal jails that guards have ready access to "the stick," a wooden pole with a sharpened blade at the end that's used to cut down inmates if they try...
Aug 16, 2019