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California's closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Voters settled House primaries across California this week, with all eyes on a handful of swing districts whose November matchups will help determine which party controls Con...
Mar 06, 2024

Iditarod issues time penalty to Seavey for not properly gutting moose that he killed on the trail
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Iditarod officials on Wednesday imposed a two-hour time penalty on musher Dallas Seavey for not properly gutting the moose he killed during the race earlier this week. Race ma...
Mar 06, 2024

Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón advances to runoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the country's most progressive prosecutors, George Gascn, has advanced to a runoff in his reelection bid for Los Angeles County's district attorney, surviving a primary race ...
Mar 06, 2024

Local business booming thanks to huge events in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George has been a hub of activity recently, with worldwide events like the Para Nordic World Cup Finals and Para Biathlon World Championship, and national events like the Federa...
Mar 06, 2024

Cougars forward Koehn Ziemmer skates with team for the first time since devastating injury
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars shared some big news posting a video to social media that showed star forward Koehn Ziemmer back with the team. It is an exciting sight for Cougars fans to se...
Mar 06, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Selina Robinson quits B.C. NDP, citing antisemitism in caucus
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia cabinet minister Selina Robinson has quit the NDP, citing antisemitism in the ruling party's caucus. Robinson, who is Jewish, says she can no longer remain in the pa...
Mar 06, 2024

Volunteer fire departments to share provincial training funding
PRINCE GEORGE - "With this new government grant is coming out. I think the regional district got $390,000, give or take. So I think they're dividing that up. So every fire department is going to get a...
Mar 06, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Selina Robinson quits B.C. NDP, citing antisemitism in caucus
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia cabinet minister Selina Robinson has quit the NDP, citing antisemitism in the ruling party's caucus. Robinson, who is Jewish, says she can no longer remain in the pa...
Mar 06, 2024

Canadian figure skaters wait patiently for verdict on 2022 Olympic team bronze
MONTREAL - Roman Sadovsky is still waiting to hear an explanation he thinks makes sense. The 24-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., was a member of Canada's team that is appealing the International Skating U...
Mar 06, 2024

Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in 'precision farming' project
KELOWNA, B.C. - Drones and robots will be put to work in the orchards of Kelowna this spring as part of a pilot project to promote what the equipment maker calls "precision farming." The city is colla...
Mar 06, 2024