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Evacuation order for Doig River First Nation, part of PRRD
Part of the Peace River Regional District in the BC Peace, and the Doig River First Nation, are under evacuation order because of a wildfire. The part of the regional district that is under this order...
May 14, 2024
NBA playoffs top seeds Boston and Oklahoma City are in different places heading into Game 5s
Four games into the second round of the NBA playoffs, the No. 1 seeds from each conference find themselves in two different places. East top seed Boston and West top seed Oklahoma City both made it th...
May 14, 2024
Ukrainian general applauds Canadian defence minister for talking Ukraine victory
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair caught the attention of a Ukrainian general when he said allies are talking about what it will take to get to "victory for Ukraine" in the war with Russia. Blair's...
May 14, 2024
Toronto FC missing players in wake of ill-tempered melee after New York City FC loss
Toronto FC will be feeling the hangover from Saturday night's ugly post-game melee with New York City FC when it takes the field at Geodis Park on Wednesday against Nashville SC. Italian star Federico...
May 14, 2024
B.C. mom whose son died from wildfire smoke trying to make this year safer
As wildfires rage in British Columbia, the family of a nine-year-old boy who died last summer is trying to protect people from poor air quality due to smoke this year. Amber Vigh says it's "scary" to ...
May 14, 2024
Îles-de-la-Madeleine pauses plans to impose mandatory $30 visitor fee
CAP-AUX-MEULES, Que. - Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine is pausing plans to impose a $30 fee for visitors travelling to the archipelago. But the municipality says it's not backing off from the idea of col...
May 14, 2024
Federal Tory Leader Poilievre targets illicit drugs in B.C. hospitals
VANCOUVER - Federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Conservatives will put forward legislation that would forbid Ottawa from "ever" granting provinces exemptions to allow illicit drug use ...
May 14, 2024
Latvia beats Kazakhstan 2-0 at hockey worlds. Norway tops Denmark
PRAGUE (AP) - After two overtime wins, Latvia beat Kazakhstan 2-0 on Tuesday for its third straight victory at the ice hockey world championship. Roberts Bukarts and Haralds Egle scored for last year'...
May 14, 2024
PRFD and other fire crews responded to a residential fire
The Peace River and Weberville Fire Departments responded to a residential fire early this morning, (Tuesday, May 14) with support from other fire crews.Both Peace River and Weberville crews responded...
May 14, 2024
Civil society at ‘high risk’ of cyber threats from state-sponsored actors: CSE
OTTAWA - Canada's cyberspy agency says countries like Russia and China are increasingly targeting non-profit and advocacy groups, as well as journalists and human rights activists. The Communications ...
May 14, 2024