Author Archives:
Alberta to hold $2.5-million public inquiry into funding for oilsands foes
CALGARY - The Alberta government is holding a public inquiry into funding of environmental campaigns it says have prevented the province's resources from getting to new customers. Premier Jason K...
Jul 04, 2019
French Michael Jackson fans sue 'Leaving Neverland' accusers
PARIS - Three Michael Jackson fan clubs in France are suing two men who accused the singer of sexual abuse in the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland." The lawsuit accuses Wade Robson and James Safechu...
Jul 04, 2019
Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman misses start, day-to-day with shoulder cramp
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman isn't going to pitch again until his non-throwing shoulder is ready. Stroman was scheduled to start for the Blue Jays against the visiting Boston Red Sox on Thursday night but...
Jul 04, 2019
Quebec invests $47 million in youth protection to cut down wait lists
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is investing $47 million in the province's maligned youth protection system, in an effort to add more staff and cut down on lengthy wait lists. Junior health minister ...
Jul 04, 2019
Morgan scores and Naeher saves in 2-1 victory over England
LYON, France - With Alex Morgan's cheeky tea-sipping celebration and a postgame mobbing of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the United States has moved a step closer to successfully defending its latest Wome...
Jul 04, 2019
Defending champion Brooke Henderson welcomes stiff competition at Canadian Open
AURORA, Ont. - When she was just 10 years old, Brooke Henderson's dad Dave took her to an LPGA event where she briefly met her idol Morgan Pressel. Pressel spoke to Henderson about her golf game, took...
Jul 04, 2019
Ottawa won't rush into sale of Trans Mountain to Indigenous groups: minister
CALGARY - Canada's natural resources minister says the government is willing to consider bids from Indigenous groups for a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. But Amarjeet Sohi a...
Jul 04, 2019
Man arrested for breaking into Prince George same business twice in a week
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A 38-year-old Prince George man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into the same business twice in a week.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says the first i...
Jul 04, 2019 Image Credit: CKPG Today
Mexico buses home dozens of asylum seekers returned by US
MEXICO CITY - Dozens of Central Americans who had been returned to the border city of Juarez to await the outcome of their U.S. asylum claims were being bused back to their countries Tuesday by Mexica...
Jul 04, 2019
Typical June rains show up two weeks late to southern B.C.
KAMLOOPS - June is typically a wet month in the southern Interior, but Environment Canada says some of the precipitation we missed out on last month is just late to the party."We had a fairly dry June...
Jul 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Our Community
Question of the Week
Is returning to a balanced budget one of your BC election priorities?
Oct 07, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Four Shrub Combos for the Fall Season
BC Votes
B.C. Election 2024: Where to go, how to register ahead of advance voting
Oct 07, 2024
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of Sept. 30
Oct 05, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shade Garden Between Houses
Two and Out
PETERS: Four dogs will die and the owners responsible will get away with it
Oct 04, 2024
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: October 3, 2024
Oct 04, 2024