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PGSO prepares for their Hallowe'en concert this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Symphony Orchestra is turning spooky for Halloween as they prepare to play some haunting tunes on Sunday afternoon at Vanier Hall. This will kick-start their 2023-24 ...
Oct 26, 2023

Wife of ex-Alaska Airlines pilot says she's in shock after averted Horizon Air disaster
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said Thursday she knew her h...
Oct 26, 2023

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to quarterfinals at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland - Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zan...
Oct 26, 2023

Youth housing "in a crisis"
PRINCE GEORGE - Katisha Paul is from Richmond, while Ashley Ball is from Lower Post. Two very different landscapes and youth perspectives around housing have become of keen interest to the BC Assembly...
Oct 26, 2023

U.S. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex exploitation of 3 B.C. children
SURREY, B.C. - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for sexually exploiting three British Columbia children. RCMP say 37-year-old Kevin McCarty of Happy Valley, Ore., ...
Oct 26, 2023

U.S. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex exploitation of 3 B.C. children
SURREY, B.C. - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for sexually exploiting three British Columbia children. RCMP say 37-year-old Kevin McCarty of Happy Valley, Ore., ...
Oct 26, 2023

Skaters prepare for international competition on Canadian ice
VANCOUVER - Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway. Six...
Oct 26, 2023

AFN chief warns lawyers may 'take advantage' of child-welfare settlement recipients
OTTAWA - The interim national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging those eligible to receive compensation from a landmark class-action settlement to be careful that lawyers do not try to t...
Oct 26, 2023

Beach volleyball duo Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to play for Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - The Canadian beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have advanced to the women's gold-medal match at the Pan American Games. Canada's flagbearers at the...
Oct 26, 2023

Drought conditions leading to more wildfires burning longer
PRINCE GEORGE - The wildfire season in BC started six months ago, and there are currently over 250 active wildfires burning across the province the right now, with the vast majority considered under c...
Oct 26, 2023