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129 neglected cattle seized from B.C. property with 'numerous' dead animals: SPCA
CAWSTON, B.C. - Animal protection officers with the SPCA have seized 129 cattle from a property in southeastern British Columbia. The society says the neglected cattle were being housed in substandard...
Jan 27, 2023
B.C. health minister Dix 'delighted' premiers finally set to meet PM on funding
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says he's "delighted" Canada's premiers are set to meet with the prime minister early next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health fu...
Jan 27, 2023
B.C. health minister Dix 'delighted' premiers finally set to meet PM on funding
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says he's "delighted" Canada's premiers are set to meet with the prime minister early next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health fu...
Jan 27, 2023
FortisBC Holdings Inc. signs agreement with First Nation over B.C. LNG project
SURREY, B.C. - FortisBC Holdings Inc. says it has signed a deal with a First Nation in British Columbia over the Tilbury liquefied natural gas expansion projects. The subsidiary of utilities company F...
Jan 27, 2023
Nanaimo grocery store robbed at knifepoint
NANAIMO - A local grocery store has been targeted by thieves.Local Mounties report a man entered Superette Foods at the corner of Albert St. and Milton St. on Thursday, Jan. 26 around 5:40 p.m. while ...
Jan 27, 2023
Canada's Rahneva slides to skeleton bronze at world championships
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Canada's Mirela Rahneva slid to a bronze medal Friday in women's skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships. The 34-year-old from Ottawa captured he...
Jan 27, 2023
Alberta Justice spokespeople deliver duelling statements on prosecutor email review
EDMONTON - An Alberta government email review of whether Premier Danielle Smith's office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements from two spokespeople on...
Jan 27, 2023
B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would support excavating possible unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Joseph's Mission residential school if that's ...
Jan 27, 2023
B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would support excavating possible unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Joseph's Mission residential school if that's ...
Jan 27, 2023
Paul Henderson to celebrate 80th with grandson on the ice
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Long accustomed to being recognized in most every rink he enters in Canada, Paul Henderson enjoys attending his grandson's college hockey games in relative anonymity while seated ...
Jan 27, 2023