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Erik van Rooyen opens with a 63 in bid to win again in Mexico
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) - Erik van Rooyen made two eagles Thursday on his way to an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead in the Mexico Open at Vidanta, a strong start in his bid to win a second PGA Tour title...
Feb 22, 2024

Canada's Marino ousted from Puerto Vallarta Open after second-round loss
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino dropped a 3-6, 6-4, 2-6 decision to France's Leolia Jeanjean in second-round play at the Puerto Vallarta Open on Thursday. The Vancouver native had 13...
Feb 22, 2024

Overcoming the odds: Paralympian shares inspiring journey with SD57 students
PRINCE GEORGE - Gold-medalist Paralympian Josh Dueck shared his inspiring story of overcoming seemingly impossible odds with grades 3-7 students at the UNBC.A passionate and life-long skier, Dueck had...
Feb 22, 2024

Alaska man found guilty of first-degree murder in violent killing captured on stolen memory card
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cellphone was unanimously convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday in her death and that of another A...
Feb 22, 2024

4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons. Two SEALs died in intercepting the ship
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Four foreign nationals were charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea last month. Two Navy ...
Feb 22, 2024

What's the latest in the investigation of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - One of the men charged in a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration shooting that left one person dead and around two dozen others injured had recently come off proba...
Feb 22, 2024

What's the latest in the investigation of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - One of the men charged in a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration shooting that left one person dead and around two dozen others injured had recently come off proba...
Feb 22, 2024

Lake Babine moves to self governance with a new funding agreement with federal government
PRINCE GEORGE-On Wednesday the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations signed a funding agreement with Lake Babine First Nation totalling $50 million.The funding will support Lake Babine's move to self...
Feb 22, 2024

A list of quotes in reaction to the 2024 British Columbia budget
VICTORIA - Here's what people are saying about the 2024 British Columbia budget: "Some look at the challenges ahead and say government should respond with deep cuts, leaving people to fend for themsel...
Feb 22, 2024

Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A former FBI informant accused of lying about multimillion-dollar bribery allegations against President Joe Biden and his son Hunter and purportedly having links to Russian intelligen...
Feb 22, 2024