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Canfor's number of job losses at B.C mill lower than originally estimated
PRINCE GEORGE - The projected job losses from Canfor's closure of the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill are much less than what was initially estimated.220 of an estimated 300 positions were slated to...
Mar 25, 2023
Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine. Putin said h...
Mar 25, 2023
Israeli defense minister calls for halt to judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister became the first ally in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition to break ranks on Saturday as he called for an immediate halt to the far-right governm...
Mar 25, 2023
Canada's Einarson falls 8-5 to Norway in women's curling world championship semis
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson fell 8-5 to Norway's Marianne Roervik in the world women's curling championship semifinals on Saturday. Einarson entered the contest having defeated Japan's...
Mar 25, 2023
Canadian women thump South Africa 66-7 in their first outing since Rugby World Cup
MADRID - Fancy Bermudez, a sevens player in her 15s international debut, and Sabrina Poulin each scored two tries as Canada thumped South Africa 66-7 Saturday in its first match since finishing fourth...
Mar 25, 2023
St. John's, N.L., airport closed after late night fire on 2nd floor forces evacuation
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A fire on the second floor of the international airport in St. John's, N.L., resulted in the facility being closed late Friday night. The airport authority said today the main termi...
Mar 25, 2023
Canada's Evan McEachran claims World Cup silver in slopestyle
SILVAPLANA, Switzerland - Canada's Evan McEachran earned World Cup silver in the men's slopestyle ski event on Saturday. The Oakville, Ont., native finished with a score of 93 points. Sweden's Jesper ...
Mar 25, 2023
Canada's Gilles, Poirier claim world figure skating bronze in ice dance
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier earned ice dance bronze at the figure skating world championships on Saturday. The Grand Prix Final champions finished with a total score o...
Mar 25, 2023
Blazers unable to secure a win their final home game of the regular season, lose to Cougars
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers were unable to secure their final home win of the regular season on Friday (Mar.24) losing to the Prince George Cougars 7-2 at the Sandman Centre.Early in the first it ...
Mar 25, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Shooting of wild horses is the latest sad chapter in their story
WILD HORSES, to many people, represent freedom. To others, they mean trouble.The mysterious shooting of 17 feral horses north of Walhachin was a terrible act that re-ignites the debate between wild ho...
Mar 25, 2023
