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Students duck out of class for the future of the planet
PRINCE GEORGE-Duchess Park Secondary students ducked out of class early on Friday for the sake of the planet.The student run group, Fridays for the Future of PG organized a quiet protest-with a petiti...
May 24, 2019
Canadian athletes showing support for Toronto Raptors around the world
The Gotzis decathlon in Austria is a storied annual event, but another sporting topic keeps popping up at the track this week. Seems the hotly contested NBA Eastern Conference final between ...
May 24, 2019
Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to announce political futures in ridings
OTTAWA - Two former Liberal cabinet ministers who resigned over the SNC-Lavalin controversy are set to announce their next moves. Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they'll announce ...
May 24, 2019
Occupational and physical therapy seats for northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - A new occupational and physical therapy program is coming to UNBC, with the first intake of 16 students in September of 2022.Advanced Education Minister Melanie Mark was at UNBC to mak...
May 24, 2019
Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney put forward a bill Wednesday to kill the Alberta carbon tax - and he put Ottawa politicians on notice that if they try to backstop it with their own ...
May 24, 2019
Tolko announces downtime for mills in Armstrong, Soda Creek
VERNON, B.C. - Citing weak market conditions, Tolko Industries announced this week that two of its B.C. lumber mills will be taking downtime this month and next.The two affected mills are both in the ...
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Authorities raid 247 Colorado homes growing black market pot
DENVER - Authorities said Friday they raided hundreds of black market marijuana operations in Colorado that flouted the state's cannabis law by growing tens of thousands of plants in Denver-area homes...
May 24, 2019
'Here we go again': Judge blocks Mississippi abortion ban
JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. "Here we go again," ...
May 24, 2019
Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...
May 24, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack thump Sheffield Eagles to run winning streak to nine games
SHEFFIELD, England - The Toronto Wolfpack ran in eight tries Friday to extend their winning streak to nine games with a 42-16 win over the Sheffield Eagles in Betfred Championship rugby league play. L...
May 24, 2019