Prince George

BCSPCA
BCSPCA open house showcases our cutest community members who need help
PRINCE GEORGE - The North Cariboo Community Animal Centre, Prince George's local BCSPCA, held an open house today inviting the community to learn more about what the organization is all about, and also spend some time with incredibly cute animals and potentially even adopt one."Our biggest thing is just to connect...
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Rural Healthcare
UNBC runners get active to support rural healthcare
PRINCE GEORGE - The 20th annual University of British Columbia (UBC) Run for Rural Medicine is taking place over this weekend, as UBC is running tomorrow, while other communities like Kelowna, Victoria, and Prince George's University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) took part today. While UNBC has been involved in t...
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SHUTOUT VICTORY
Ravensbergen, Cougars blank Winterhawks to take lead in Western Conference final
PRINCE GEORGE -- Joshua Ravensbergen is quickly becoming a local hero.The 17-year-old goaltender was magnificent for the Prince George Cougars in a 5-0 win over the Portland Winterhawks in Game 1 of the WHL Western Conference final on Friday (April 26) at CN Centre.He stopped 33 shots to secure his third shutout of the...
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Day of Mourning
"One fatality is too many:" National Day of Mourning to call for safer work conditions
PRINCE GEORGE - The National Day of Mourning is coming up on April 28, and in Prince George it will be commemorated at the Worker's Memorial Statue in Connaught Park. With a theme of "Safe work now!" this year's Day of Mourning will not only remember those we've lost on the job, but also raise awareness and c...
Apr 27, 2024
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British Columbia

IHIT, Mounties investigating sudden death of Surrey, B.C., woman
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's homicide team has been called in to help Mounties investigate the death of a woman in Surrey. The RCMP says it received a report around 8:30 p.m. Friday about a sudden death of a woman at a home in the city. They say officers responded and found the 33-year-old inside the residence. Th...
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B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt
VANCOUVER - A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province's prosecution service confirmed that Randall Hopley entered the guilty pleas in provincial court on Friday. Hopley walked away from...
Apr 27, 2024
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Evacuation alert lifted as wildfire in northeastern B.C. now 'held'
CHETWYND, B.C. - An evacuation alert for residents in areas around Chetwynd, B.C., has been lifted just days after a wildfire forced some residents from their homes. Peace River Regional District in B.C.'s northeast cancelled the alert and lifted a state of local emergency that had been in place. BC Wildfire Services...
Apr 26, 2024
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Drug use
B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to ``urgently change'' the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. Th...
Apr 26, 2024
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in...
Apr 26, 2024
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Fatal B.C. stabbing victim may have chased suspect, investigators say
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Police say the man killed in a fatal stabbing attack in White Rock, B.C., earlier this week may have tried to chase down the suspect who stabbed him. Homicide investigators say witnesses told them that Kulwinder Singh Sohi, 26, was seen in a physical altercation with the suspect before giving chase o...
Apr 26, 2024
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Canada

What Trudeau's podcast appearances say about the Liberals' next ballot box question
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knows Canadians aren't listening. He knows his defence against Conservative attacks over his signature climate policy isn't working, at least not yet. But he plans to keep trying. And while he's at it, his office is trying something new to get the Liberal government's message ou...
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First, she aimed to transform Canada's military culture. The public service is next
OTTAWA - Corporate boardrooms. Military barracks. Federal government offices. They're not locales with a reputation for fostering diversity. Anita Anand has been trying to change that. Ensuring people of all backgrounds feel accepted and heard no matter the venue is a mission that has followed her at every stage in ...
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Transit trips up among seniors since Montreal introduced free fare program, city says
Montreal says public transit trips were up between 15 and 20 per cent among people age 65 and over in the six months after it made the service free for local seniors. The program, which took effect on July 1 of last year, offers residents who are 65 or older free fare for transit trips within the city of Montreal and s...
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Workplace safety officials investigating truck driver death at Port of Montreal
Montreal's port authority says a man has died after an apparent accident at one of its wharves. Port of Montreal spokesperson Renée Larouche says the authority was notified of an accident involving a truck driver at the Viau shipping terminal northeast of downtown at around 2 p.m. on Friday. Police and emergency...
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Woman dies after head-on collision on highway west of Montreal
LACHUTE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a 51-year-old woman has died after a head-on collision in the town of Lachute, roughly 50 kilometres west of Montreal, early this morning. Police spokesperson Frédéric Deshaies says preliminary information suggests a vehicle heading west on Quebec highway 50 en...
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Haida elder suing Catholic Church and priest, hopes for 'healing and reconciliation'
CALGARY - The lawyer for a residential school survivor leading a proposed class-action defamation lawsuit against the Catholic Church over residential schools says the court action is a last resort. Maxime Faille, the lawyer for Sphenia Jones, says the goal is understanding - not money. "Sphenia is 80 years-old. S...
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World

Utah GOP nominates Lyman for governor's race, but incumbent Cox still seen as primary favorite
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - State Rep. Phil Lyman was selected as the Utah Republican Party's gubernatorial nominee Saturday, though political observers say incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox remains the likely favorite in the upcoming primary. Lyman, a former county commissioner turned legislator, is best known for organizing an il...
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Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, destroying homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn't yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebra...
Apr 26, 2024
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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man's death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose o...
Apr 26, 2024
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President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall - his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens's willingness. Biden's comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
LONDON (AP) - King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from public appearances almost three months ago to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. The palace said Charles would make a public visit t...
Apr 26, 2024
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U.S. announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a packag...
Apr 26, 2024
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