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Parts of B.C. under flood watch as atmospheric rivers wash over South Coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has improved its warning systems since the last flooding disaster in B.C., and Premier David Eby says it will be on top of the latest series of atmospheric rivers rollin...
Jan 26, 2024

Kingsbury continues strong World Cup season with bronze in moguls
WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. - Star freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury added to his career World Cup medal haul with a bronze medal in moguls competition Friday. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finishe...
Jan 26, 2024

RD begins budget discussions
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has just wrapped up its budget. It's relatively simple: operating and capital. The Regional District of Fraser Fort George's budget, however, is vastly differ...
Jan 26, 2024

CF Montreal coach Courtois 'impressed' with new squad ahead of first pre-season game
Laurent Courtois is already seeing progress within his CF Montreal squad just over two weeks into his tenure as head coach. "They're way in advance on stuff that we've experimented together," Courtois...
Jan 26, 2024

Tiny home fire creates urgency for City of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - At around 5:00 a.m. on January 25 one of the donated tiny homes in Moccasin Flats burned down. In the early stages of the project the City of Prince George issued a stop work notice an...
Jan 26, 2024

Canada suspends cash for UN agency serving Palestinians, amid probe into Hamas attack
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the United States in suspending funding for a UN agency that supports Palestinians, in response to allegations agency staff played a role in the Hamas attack on Israel last ...
Jan 26, 2024

NHL suspends Habs forward Gallagher five games for illegal check to the head
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher five games for an illegal check to the head. Gallagher caught Islanders defenceman Adam Pelech with a clear elbow to the h...
Jan 26, 2024

Oilers' Skinner stays on even keel as his roller-coaster career reaches a new high
EDMONTON - Stuart Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton as a die-hard Oilers fan. Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined that he'd break a team record held by Hall of Famer Grant Fuh...
Jan 26, 2024

Canada's Grondin picks up second World Cup snowboard cross victory of the season
SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland - Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin picked up his second World Cup victory of the season Friday The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., was the top qualifier in t...
Jan 26, 2024

Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suit
QUEBEC - A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is stepping back from his functions as he fights allegations of sexual assault that emerged as part of a class-action lawsuit, the Quebe...
Jan 26, 2024