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Provincial state of emergency ending tonight
VICTORIA - Based on advice from emergency management and wildfire officials, British Columbia's provincial state of emergency will expire at the end of the day on Thursday, September 14 after being en...
Sep 14, 2023

UNBC VP, Academic to Chair prestigious panel
PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC's Vice President of Academics has been chosen to head up a unique panel. The national panel will look at research inequities in academia and its Chair Dr. Wendy Rodgers cites an e...
Sep 14, 2023

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy's trip comes as Congress is ...
Sep 14, 2023

Republican David McCormick will run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Cas...
Sep 14, 2023

Forests minister weighs in on Canfor decision to open new mill in Houston
PRINCE GEORGE - Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston has released a statement regarding Canfor's investment in Houston mill operations.Ralston said that "forests and forestry are critical to many communi...
Sep 14, 2023

Roughriders prepare for Elks and their rushing quarterback Tre Ford
REGINA - Tre Ford believes there might be an element of surprise when he leads the Edmonton Elks onto the field Friday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ford, who will make his sixth straight star...
Sep 14, 2023

Iowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa teenager was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the deaths of two students that he shot at a Des Moines alternative school earlier thi...
Sep 14, 2023

Government websites down in four provinces, territories; cyberattacks blamed in two
Government websites in four provinces and territories are shut down, with at least two jurisdictions blaming cyberattacks for their outages. Internet searches of websites for Yukon, Manitoba, Prince E...
Sep 14, 2023

U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for sex crimes committed against young girls, including a 12-year-old from Surrey, B.C. An RCMP statement says British police...
Sep 14, 2023

U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for sex crimes committed against young girls, including a 12-year-old from Surrey, B.C. An RCMP statement says British police...
Sep 14, 2023