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Standards for coronavirus protection to be reviewed, health agency says
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it will review its protocols for health-care workers after nurses' unions denounced the national guidelines set out for dealing with the...
Feb 19, 2020

Quebec boxing promoter says he didn't invite criminal bikers in ringside seats
MONTREAL - Quebec boxing promoter Yvon Michel says he doesn't know the criminal bikers who showed up at one of his events last September and he never gave any of them tickets. Michel testifi...
Feb 19, 2020

Top judge says judiciary must decide what training judges need
OTTAWA - The chief justice of Canada says the judiciary must be free to decide what training and education judges need to do their jobs well. Richard Wagner's comments in a speech to the Can...
Feb 19, 2020

B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA - The chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation says a new tax on sugary soda will improve the health of British Columbia's children. Dr. Tom Warshawski says studies show sugary drinks con...
Feb 19, 2020

Quebec boxing promoter says he didn't invite criminal bikers in ringside seats
MONTREAL - Quebec boxing promoter Yvon Michel says he doesn't know the criminal bikers who showed up at one of his events last September and he never gave any of them tickets. Michel testifi...
Feb 19, 2020

Cousins leading the charge for Minor Midget Cats
It has as been an amazing season for the Cariboo Cougars Minor Midget AAA squad.After 4 wins last weekend, the club currently sits in 1st place in the league standings with just a pair of games to go ...
Feb 19, 2020 Scott Cousins currently leads the entire league with 55 points

Sutton happy to be back in hometown
Prior to the Junior A trade deadline back on January 10, the Spruce Kings had just one hometown player on the team, that being Corey Cunningham. However, the amount of Prince George products doubled o...
Feb 19, 2020

'It's unacceptable': Maple Leafs look in the mirror after ugly effort
TORONTO - Mitch Marner can see something's been missing. The star winger and his talent-loaded Toronto Maple Leafs teammates possess the ability - speed, hands, vision - to take do...
Feb 19, 2020

Serious injuries after 200 vehicles involved in pileup south of Montreal
MONTREAL - Authorities say whiteout conditions most likely triggered a massive pileup involving about 200 vehicles in La Prairie, south of Montreal. There were no immediate reports of deaths...
Feb 19, 2020

Gucci bares backstage, No. 21 celebrates a decade
Milan Fashion Week opened Wednesday with outreach to China, largely cut off from the rest of the world by a new virus, and to Africa, often overlooked by luxury except as references. New York-based Ch...
Feb 19, 2020