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Nurses in Prince George are warning the largest hospital in northern B.C. is at a “breaking point,” describing long waits in the emergency room and patients lined up in hallways to receive care.  Union says patients are overflowing into hallways with lineups for ER going out the door. Nurses in …

The Moussi family is doing what they can to move forward, while trying to honour their daughter, Kennedy, who died last October.  Beloved White Sails Bakery and Deli in Tantallon is under new ownership. Lindsay and Charbel Moussi are the new owners of White Sails Bakery and Deli in Tantallon, …

When it comes to shoreline fishing in the Montreal area, there’s really no comparison to Dieppe Park — a park that juts out into the St. Lawrence River, a brown gazebo perched on its grassy, tree-lined point just in front of the Old Port.  “You’re casting into 18, 20 feet …

A roadway in Toronto’s west end continues to top the list of the most speeding tickets garnered in the city, nearly one year after a speeding camera was put in to deter dangerous driving.  Since Toronto started its speeding camera program, which now consists of 75 cameras, drivers on Parkside …

AM radio has long kept drivers company with sports coverage, music and call-in shows, but some automakers are dropping AM receivers in their new models.  ‘If the AM bands disappear from airways, then [the] wonders of the world will be silenced’: show listener. Read transcribed audio When Alan Cross turned …

Students at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., had the chance to put theory into practice by doing archaeological digs right on campus — for the first time in eight years. Here’s what the young archaeologists are finding, and what makes the sites so special.  More than a dozen sites …

A warming in a region of the Pacific Ocean is signalling a potential El Niño, which affects weather around the globe. But there isn't just one type of El Niño, so what can we expect? Typically, El Niño affects Canada in the winter and spring, bringing milder temperatures A global …

The intense seven-hour fire that gutted the Manila Central Post Office Building from Sunday evening to Monday dawn must serve as a stark reminder to our authorities that our heritage buildings face numerous risks. The fire didn’t only result in the destruction of an estimated ₱300 million worth of equipment, …

  ALONG with all Filipinos who have an appreciation of our nation’s heritage, we were shocked and saddened by the near-destruction by fire of the grand Manila Central Post Office building early Monday. Postmaster General Luis Carlos and government officials were one in reassuring the public that the nearly century-old …

THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a total of 31 of the administration’s priority measures. “We are proud of our collective accomplishment — 31 out of 42 and counting. As of today, we have achieved a significant part of our goal in less than a …