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Eby makes plea to Green voters to support NDP to help keep Conservatives from office
SQUAMISH, B.C. - New Democrat Leader David Eby is asking potential Green voters in British Columbia's Oct. 19 election to support his party instead to help keep John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives out of...
Oct 13, 2024

Timberwolves suffer second consecutive lopsided defeat to Thunderbirds
PRINCE GEORGE -- The UBC Thunderbirds knocked off the UNBC Timberwolves 7-0 on Saturday (Oct. 12) in Canada West women's soccer action at Masich Place Stadium.UBC, which bested UNBC by the same scorel...
Oct 13, 2024

US will send an air defense battery and American troops to Israel to bolster defenses against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery and troops to Israel, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military for...
Oct 13, 2024

Man dead after stabbing on downtown Montreal metro station platform
MONTREAL - Montreal police say a man is dead following a fatal altercation on a downtown metro station platform late Saturday. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the uppe...
Oct 13, 2024

First Canada senior call-up a real homecoming for teenage defender Jamie Knight-Lebel
TORONTO - Jamie Knight-Lebel's first Canada senior call-up has proved to be a real homecoming. Knight-Lebel was five when his family moved from Montreal to England, where he now plays his club footbal...
Oct 13, 2024

Alouettes QB Davis Alexander to start vs. Redblacks with Cody Fajardo absent
MONTREAL - Davis Alexander will start in place of Cody Fajardo at quarterback when the Montreal Alouettes host the Ottawa Redblacks on Monday. Fajardo, the reigning Grey Cup MVP, missed practice all w...
Oct 13, 2024

Undefeated Bandits topple visiting Spruce Kings
The Prince George Spruce Kings dropped both of their weekend B.C. Hockey League games in Alberta. Lucas Veilleux and Linden Makow notched goals in a losing effort on Saturday (Oct. 12), with the Spruc...
Oct 13, 2024

Hat-trick from Heidt helps Cats vanquish Raiders
PRINCE GEORGE -- Riley Heidt paced the Prince George Cougars to victory on Saturday (Oct. 12), scoring a hat-trick in a 5-4 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders at CN Centre. Borya Valis and Bauer D...
Oct 13, 2024

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster at landing pad
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms. Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), the e...
Oct 13, 2024

Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?
Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent member of the legislature in British Columbia - trusted name recognition and an angry constituency. She would know. In 200...
Oct 13, 2024