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UPDATE:Motorcycle-truck collision at the bottom of Peden Hill
PRINCE GEORGE - UPDATE: A 36 year old male motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the motorcycle he was riding, ran into the back of a pick-up truck stopped at a red light, nea...
Sep 02, 2020
Canada mulls global vaccine contribution as Trump turns back on alliance
OTTAWA - Canada is still considering a contribution to the international vaccine coalition known as COVAX, which aims to equitably distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to poorer countries that can'...
Sep 02, 2020
Cariboo residents encouraged to view new West Fraser Rd. design
QUESNEL-After a season of high-water across north and central B.C. in 2018, the Province is getting to work on roads that were eroded.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure wants Cariboo re...
Sep 02, 2020
O'Toole names top Tories for Commons roles, with Bergen as deputy leader
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming Manitoba MP Candice Bergen his deputy. Bergen was first elected in 2008 and was a junior cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's government. She has be...
Sep 02, 2020
B.C. schools receive $2-million cash boost to promote mental health
VICTORIA - Schools in British Columbia are getting an extra $2 million for mental health programs from the provincial government. Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addictions, says th...
Sep 02, 2020
RCMP make arrest in property crime spree Tuesday night
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP have arrested a suspect in relation to a string of property crimes in the area of Douglas and Ewert streets.Police say they found the 28-year-old man just after 7:30...
Sep 02, 2020
Quebec class action request filed on behalf of alleged victims of ex-hockey coach
MONTREAL - A Quebec law firm is launching a $10-million class-action lawsuit on behalf of the alleged victims of a former Montreal police officer and hockey coach who died awaiting...
Sep 02, 2020
Montreal Canadiens get goalie Jake Allen from St. Louis Blues
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired goaltender Jake Allen from the St. Louis Blues, adding a proven netminder to join forces with Carey Price. The Habs sent a third-round pick and a sevent...
Sep 02, 2020
Canadian Raonic, Pospisil ready to resume rivalry that goes back to junior days
NEW YORK - Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil have met just a handful of times on the ATP Tour, but their rivalry runs deep. The two Canadians will face off Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Open ...
Sep 02, 2020
What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be
Christopher Nolan movies are always events. Larger-than-life, action-packed, ideas-driven and (mostly) original, they're created to be big screen spectacles that awe mass audiences and drive hefty ret...
Sep 02, 2020