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Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study
Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss. The iconic ...
Aug 29, 2025
South Korea's former prime minister and former first lady indicted
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean special prosecutors indicted the wife of jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on criminal charges Friday. The indictments of ...
Aug 28, 2025
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure in Gibsons, B.C.
GIBSONS - Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate from a food truck in Gibsons, B.C., this month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The health authority says the Sea Monkey Coffee truck was at...
Aug 28, 2025
Prince George to host first amateur boxing event in 12 years
PRINCE GEORGE - The Inner City Boxing Gym is buzzing with excitement, as it is only two months away from hosting "Night of the Wardogs." This event, taking place on October 25, will be Prince George's...
Aug 28, 2025
B.C has highest gas taxes in Canada
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia motorists continue to be hit with the highest taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel in Canada. A big reason why is because British Columbian drivers are still paying a bac...
Aug 28, 2025
Largest prescription take back day in Prince George brings grassroots movements together
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George City Hall hosted the city's biggest prescription take back day, which is a day encouraging people to bring any unused or expired prescriptions to be safely disposed of."W...
Aug 28, 2025
Penticton, B.C., staff member receives violent threat after transportation discussion
Officials in Penticton, B.C., say police are investigating a recent "threat of violence" directed at a senior member of municipal staff in the Okanagan city. A statement from the city says the person ...
Aug 28, 2025
Man convicted of triple murder put to death in Florida's record 11th execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in a record 11th execution this year by the state of Florida. C...
Aug 28, 2025
B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033. The ...
Aug 28, 2025
New trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted in connection with the beating death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, after defense lawyers...
Aug 28, 2025