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Rugby 1697s preparing youth for Kamloops 7's tournament
PRINCE GEORGE - The 1697's Rugby Club will be sending athletes from all over Northern BC down to Kamloops at the end of September to participate in the biggest sevens tournament in Western Canada. The...
Aug 31, 2023

Federal Liberals appoint interim ethics commissioner after six-month vacancy
Ottawa has appointed an interim ethics watchdog, more than six months after the last permanent commissioner retired. The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner released a statement...
Aug 31, 2023

A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down
HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail. The law, approved by the Republican-contr...
Aug 31, 2023

Ongoing cost-of-living crisis should trigger another housing benefit payment: Singh
OTTAWA - The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. Singh was in Soo...
Aug 31, 2023

Canada's LePage sets sights on Olympic gold after historic world decathlon title win
Pierce LePage has one more mountain to climb, one more goal to reach. The Whitby, Ont., native made history on Saturday, striking gold in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships. He b...
Aug 31, 2023

Government still reviewing ways to respond to Emergencies Act inquiry recommendations
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is working on a new approach to protect the security of critical trade and transportation corridors in response to recommendations f...
Aug 31, 2023

Missouri judge says white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man's house by mistake. Judge Louis Angles ruled Thurs...
Aug 31, 2023

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell can continue with his work schedule, congressional physician says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The attending physician to Congress said Thursday that he had cleared Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to continue with his planned schedule after evaluating an incident in w...
Aug 31, 2023

Province extends state of emergency due to wildfire risk
VICTORIA - With continued fire risk in many regions, and tens of thousands of people still under evacuation order and alert, the Province is extending the provincial state of emergency until Sept. 14,...
Aug 31, 2023

Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car
A 911 call about a car driving with a cow inside it in one of northeast Nebraska's biggest cities was no bull. Norfolk Police Capt. Chad Reiman said it didn't take long for officers to track down the ...
Aug 31, 2023