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‘It’s definitely precedent setting:’ commercial prawn operator fined $250K
NANAIMO - Prawning in an environmentally sensitive area off the lower Sunshine Coast resulted in a heavy fine and fishing gear seizure against a Delta man. A recent provincial court sentencing hearing...
Feb 23, 2024

Toronto FC has many questions to answer as it gears up for new MLS season
TORONTO - Heading into the MLS regular season, Toronto FC is akin to a restaurant undergoing a makeover with time running out before the reveal. There's a lot going on behind the scenes and no guarant...
Feb 23, 2024

CF Montreal enters MLS season with some new faces, and a new play style
CF Montreal is heading into the Major League Soccer season with plenty of intrigue. With new faces on the team sheet and a new head coach working to implement an exciting play style, Laurent Courtois'...
Feb 23, 2024

P.E.I. councillor accused of posting anti-Indigenous sign seeking judicial review
CHARLOTTETOWN - A village councillor in Prince Edward Island is asking a court to quash sanctions imposed on him after he displayed a sign on his property questioning the existence of unmarked graves ...
Feb 23, 2024

Local Speedskating teens competing on home ice in B.C. Winter Games
PRINCE GEORGE- The Lhtako Quesnel B.C. Winter Games have begun and Blizzard skaters, Eli Bernard, Emily Walsh, and Megan Vansickle will have home ice advantage in Kin 1. Eli is competing in the U14 ma...
Feb 23, 2024

Trump says he 'strongly supports' IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would "strongly support the availability of IVF" and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the procedure. It was ...
Feb 23, 2024

NDP says it has reached deal with Liberals on pharmacare bill as deadline looms
OTTAWA - The NDP says it has reached a deal with the governing Liberals to introduce the first piece of a national pharmacare program that includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication. ...
Feb 23, 2024

Quebec's common front unionized workers vote to accept deal with province
MONTREAL - Some 420,000 unionized public sector workers have voted 74.8 per cent in favour of accepting an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government. The workers, who are part of the "...
Feb 23, 2024

Goodbrand commits to Bentley University
PRINCE GEORGE - Another Spruce King has committed to a post-secondary institution. Owen Goodbrand found himself signing on to play with Bentley University once his time with the Prince George team has...
Feb 23, 2024

Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming first MLB woman umpire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league sprin...
Feb 23, 2024