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Ex-councillor buys 108-year-old newspaper in Prince George, B.C.

Ex-councillor buys 108-year-old newspaper in Prince George, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A former councillor in Prince George has purchased the city's only newspaper after watching multiple outlets in other British Columbia Interior communities shut down last year.
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B.C. minister to get anti-Islamophobia training after rising calls for resignation

B.C. minister to get anti-Islamophobia training after rising calls for resignation

VICTORIA — British Columbia's post-secondary education minister says she will undergo anti-Islamophobia training as calls for her resignation grow.
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Prince George liquor store fined $7,000 for selling to minor

Prince George liquor store fined $7,000 for selling to minor

LCRB general manager upholds penalty against Eastway Liquor Box
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Man jailed for attacking Kamloops store employee

Man jailed for attacking Kamloops store employee

Duncan Rennie, 35, was sentenced after pleading guilty to charges of assault, theft under $5,000 and breach.
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Retired Okanagan teacher travelling the world judging pigeons

Retired Okanagan teacher travelling the world judging pigeons

Brian Krog is an expert who's been selected to judge pigeon acrobatics for the World Cup Roller Fly 2024.
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'Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down' promises triumphs, tears in competition series

'Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down' promises triumphs, tears in competition series

VANCOUVER — A muddy and sometimes explosive reality show is coming to Canadian TV this week as 10 contestants vie to become the country'stop amateur potter.
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Pedestrians and police band together to save man clinging to Nanaimo bridge

Pedestrians and police band together to save man clinging to Nanaimo bridge

Police responded to reports of a man in distress at the Bastion Street bridge, which connects downtown to the old city quarter over Terminal Avenue, shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday.
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NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after 'crappy' land comment from minister

NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after 'crappy' land comment from minister

VANCOUVER — Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be removed from her role.
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77-year-old cobbler the longest tenant at Richmond mall and is still going

77-year-old cobbler the longest tenant at Richmond mall and is still going

Ali Akhlaghi and his family left everything behind during the Iran-Iraq War and started a new life in Canada in the 1980s
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Prince George Rusty Nuts team keeps aging players on the ice

Prince George Rusty Nuts team keeps aging players on the ice

Rusty Nuts team organizer, Dave Bellamy, and player, Gord Flewelling, talk about their time with the Prince George hockey team whose players range in age between 59 and 77 years old.
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