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PBCN to search for unmarked graves at Sturgeon Landing former residential school site
Like others residential schools, the one at Sturgeon Landing saw outbreaks of illness during its operation between 1926 and 1952. The names of 43 students are listed on the National Centre for Truth a...
Sep 23, 2024
Presidents Cup: Canadians on International team have ties to Kent State University
Herb Page was going about his business on a Tuesday morning when Mackenzie Hughes, one of his former star players on Kent State University's men's golf team, reached out to him on FaceTime. Hughes sai...
Sep 23, 2024
Birmingham, Alabama, officials plead for information on mass shooting and offer reward money
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured mo...
Sep 23, 2024
Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan's pronoun law
Saskatchewan's Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days about a provincial law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at schoo...
Sep 23, 2024
Teen girl without helmet dies in ATV crash
A 14-year-old girl from Flying Dust First Nation is dead after an ATV crashed when it hit a ditch while trying to evade police on Saturday.Meadow Lake RCMP said in a news release that two people witho...
Sep 23, 2024
Push for gender equity in tennis 'a beautiful thing': Bianca Andreescu
Bianca Andreescu knows a significant part of her job takes place away from the tennis court, in moments she may not even have a racket in her hand. Whether she's signing a ball or writing a book for k...
Sep 23, 2024
In the news today: Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in no...
Sep 23, 2024
A look at recent B.C. crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election
Crime and street disorder have become a key political issue in British Columbia amid a series of violent stranger attacks and other public safety incidents. Here are some of events that have made the ...
Sep 23, 2024
Crime, disorder take centre stage in B.C. election, but statistics tell complex story
David Screech doesn't mince words when asked about street disorder and crime around his business in downtown Victoria. He described vehicle break-ins, people defecating on or near his store property, ...
Sep 23, 2024
Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan's pronoun law
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days about a provincial law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns...
Sep 23, 2024