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Save-On-Foods announces plans to hit a zero food waste target
PRINCE GEORGE-Save-on-Foods has set a goal to divert unwanted foods away from the trash and to good use.The food that can still be consumed by humans is donated to food banks and other non-profits, wh...
Jun 07, 2019
Nobel winner Mukwege says rape during war 'weapon of mass destruction'
MONTREAL - Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege said Friday that rape in armed conflict is a "weapon of mass destruction," the effects of which are felt for generations. In an interview with The...
Jun 07, 2019
Family remembers fiery spirit of Canada's oldest woman who died at 114
TORONTO - As Canada's oldest woman, Ellen "Dolly" Gibb's zest for life won her national attention. Once birthdays went into the triple digits, she would receive cards fro...
Jun 07, 2019
Murder convictions thrown out against three Prince George-area men
PRINCE GEORGE - Murder convictions against three Prince George-area men have been thrown out and a new trial has been ordered after the B-C Court of Appeal found the jury that convicted the trio was g...
Jun 07, 2019
Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - Dancers circled an aging totem pole that tells the story of a murdered Haida woman before it was hooked to a crane and gently lowered to the ground on Wednesday. The replica Haida mortuary ...
Jun 07, 2019
Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - Dancers circled an aging totem pole that tells the story of a murdered Haida woman before it was hooked to a crane and gently lowered to the ground on Wednesday. The replica Haida mortuary ...
Jun 07, 2019
Free traders no more? GOP warms up to Trump's use of tariffs
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete. Republican lawmakers usually don't li...
Jun 07, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a move to seek federal funding for the city's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired. She says reaction to a council committee's plan to approach the Defe...
Jun 07, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a move to seek federal funding for the city's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired. She says reaction to a council committee's plan to approach the Defe...
Jun 07, 2019
Dawson Creek Mounties investigate shots fired incident
DAWSON CREEK - A shots fired investigation is underway in Dawson Creek.Dawson Creek RCMP Cst. Jaime Ekkel says police received a report of shots fired on Wednesday (June 5) at around 10:15 p.m. near a...
Jun 07, 2019