Prince George Citizen
Unruly patient restricted from visiting hospital
She was sentenced after making racial comments and attacking cars with her cane
28 Mar 2025 01:55:20
Winnipeg Free Press
Trash fees, sewer rates to soar under council-approved plan
Winnipeggers will soon pay much more to get their trash picked up and flush their toilets, after several hundreds of dollars in new fees were approved Thursday evening. City council […]
28 Mar 2025 01:51:40
Village Report
Charley Hull sets the pace in Arizona with 63 to lead LPGA's Ford Championship
CHANDLER, Ariz.
28 Mar 2025 01:49:31
Prince George Citizen
Jarrett Allen's 29 points, Donovan Mitchell's 14 assists lift Cavaliers to 124-116 win over Spurs
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 29 points, Donovan Mitchell had a career-high 14 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked more comfortable back home, holding off the San Antoni ...More ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 29 points, Donovan Mitchell had a career-high 14 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked more comfortable back home, holding off the San Antonio Spurs 124-116 on Thursday night.28 Mar 2025 01:49:03
Prince George Citizen
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targets funding for programs that advance “ ...More ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targets funding for programs that advance “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology," the late28 Mar 2025 01:47:00
Prince George Citizen
Arenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in rain-delayed opener
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lars Nootbaar homered and Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in their rain-delayed opener Thursday.
28 Mar 2025 01:46:20
Global News
Homelessness crisis will get worse, advocates say, amid changes at Kelowna’s tent city
The city-designated outdoor sheltering site, north of the downtown core, will soon take up a smaller footprint with fewer residents and shorter operating hours.
28 Mar 2025 01:39:13
The Flatlander
A personal look at medical assistance in dying
On June 17, 2016, medical assistance in dying (MAID) became a legal option in Canada for the first time. This milestone was realized more than 20 years after Sue Rodrigues, a B.C. woman living with AL ...More ...
28 Mar 2025 01:38:45
Prince Albert Daily Herald
PAPS officer find body of 39-year-old woman during patrol, death not considered suspicious
Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) investigators say the death of a 39-year-old Prince Albert woman is not considered to be suspicious. Officers found the woman unconscious and not breathing while co ...More ...
Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) investigators say the death of a 39-year-old Prince Albert woman is not considered to be suspicious. Officers found the woman unconscious and not breathing while conducting routine patrols in the downtown business district at around 6:30 a.m. on March 27. Parkland Ambulance paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene. […]28 Mar 2025 01:33:25
CBC Toronto
Charges dropped for 3 more people accused in Indigo bookstore vandalism: lawyer
A Toronto lawyer says charges have been withdrawn against three more people accused of defacing a downtown Indigo bookstore in a 2023 protest. ...More ...
A Toronto lawyer says charges have been withdrawn against three more people accused of defacing a downtown Indigo bookstore in a 2023 protest.
28 Mar 2025 01:31:07
Village Report
Feds invest to support inclusive tourism in northern Ontario
‘It’s a vast range of programs targeting different areas, so we are here for the community, but also to support allies on their way to be more inclusive,’ project coordinator said
28 Mar 2025 01:29:19
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Raiders draw Oil Kings in first round of playoffs
For the first time since 2019, the Prince Albert Raiders will take on the Edmonton Oil Kings in a playoff series. Prince Albert (39-23-5-1) finished atop the East Division standings and will take on t ...More ...
For the first time since 2019, the Prince Albert Raiders will take on the Edmonton Oil Kings in a playoff series. Prince Albert (39-23-5-1) finished atop the East Division standings and will take on the Edmonton Oil Kings (37-27-2-2) in the first round of the 2025 WHL Playoffs. Edmonton finished fourth in the Central Division […]28 Mar 2025 01:28:14
Village Report
UofT hires three prominent Yale professors worried about Trump
Fascism scholar Jason Stanley and historians Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore have taken jobs at the University of Toronto amid concerns about the second Trump administration
28 Mar 2025 01:27:47
Prince George Citizen
Cam Smith delivers donuts and key hit for Houston Astros in MLB debut
HOUSTON (AP) — Cam Smith brought three dozen Shipley's glazed donuts to his Houston Astros teammates Thursday morning before his major league debut.
28 Mar 2025 01:15:40
Winnipeg Free Press
Neo Financial axes dozen Winnipeg jobs, shifts positions to Calgary
An online banking firm once deemed a “unicorn” in the tech world has axed its Winnipeg engineering department. Twelve employees were let go Thursday by Neo Financial; the business has [ ...More ...
An online banking firm once deemed a “unicorn” in the tech world has axed its Winnipeg engineering department. Twelve employees were let go Thursday by Neo Financial; the business has […]28 Mar 2025 01:10:21
Toronto Star
Stanford and 3 U of California campuses face probes as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
The Trump administration has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC ...More ...
The Trump administration has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine, the Department of Justice said Thursday.28 Mar 2025 01:09:33
The Globe and Mail
New Brunswick launches second probe into mystery brain symptoms
New Brunswick has started combing through the files of hundreds of patients suffering from undiagnosed neurological symptoms to find out whether something in the environment may be triggering their ai ...More ...
New Brunswick has started combing through the files of hundreds of patients suffering from undiagnosed neurological symptoms to find out whether something in the environment may be triggering their ailments.
After months of inaction and finger pointing over paperwork delays, New Brunswick Chief Medical Officer Yves Léger said the province has enough information to launch the review of files from Alier Marrero, the neurologist who has been raising alarm about elevated levels of heavy metals and pesticides in test results of the patients.
28 Mar 2025 01:08:54
Toronto Star
Social media trends are driving Indonesia's patchouli oil industry. The cost? Deforestation
SIMBORO, Indonesia (AP) — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler with firew ...More ...
SIMBORO, Indonesia (AP) — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler with firewood, drops of fragrant patchouli oil trickling into plastic bottles.28 Mar 2025 01:04:38
Global News
City of Lethbridge seeks community input on Public Art Master Plan
An update to Lethbridge's Public Art Master Plan aims to deepen how public art shapes the city's cultural landscape, and community voices.
28 Mar 2025 01:00:35
Yukon News
Queer Yukon Society trying to rebuild amid divided community
Ahead of a March 28 special general meeting, Queer Yukon board member says financial issues are now resolved
28 Mar 2025 01:00:00
Winnipeg Free Press
Terry Francona has rough Opening Day in debut as Reds manager
28 Mar 2025 00:59:05
CBC Toronto
Toronto city councillors vote to give themselves a roughly $33K pay raise
Toronto city councillors have voted to give themselves a staff-recommended pay raise of nearly 25 per cent. ...More ...
Toronto city councillors have voted to give themselves a staff-recommended pay raise of nearly 25 per cent.
28 Mar 2025 00:54:33
Winnipeg Free Press
‘Organic growth’: downtown office vacancy rates continue to decline
With first-quarter Winnipeg office vacancy data being finalized, something unusual appears to be happening in the city: downtown office vacancy rates are coming down. National real estate firm Collier ...More ...
With first-quarter Winnipeg office vacancy data being finalized, something unusual appears to be happening in the city: downtown office vacancy rates are coming down. National real estate firm Colliers will […]28 Mar 2025 00:49:02
Prince George Citizen
Juan Soto strikes out with 2 on to end Mets debut and 3-1 loss to Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — With a chance to make a late splash in his New York Mets debut, Juan Soto came up empty.
28 Mar 2025 00:47:34
Toronto Star
Amid mounting pressure from legal community, Law Society of Ontario releases report on ex-CEO’s near-$1M contract
The 67-page report found "the correct process was not followed by the former CEO and former Treasurer" in approving the pay hike, said the current Law Society treasurer in a statement.
28 Mar 2025 00:45:00
CBC Edmonton
Red Deer overdose prevention site set to close after judge rules against extending injunction
Justice C.A. Rickards of Court of King’s Bench denied a request by Aaron Brown, a man with opioid use disorder, to keep the OPS open beyond March 31. ...More ...
Justice C.A. Rickards of Court of King’s Bench denied a request by Aaron Brown, a man with opioid use disorder, to keep the OPS open beyond March 31.
28 Mar 2025 00:42:43