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New housing for moms-to-be one step closer
PRINCE GEORGE - It is an empty parking lot behind the Trinity Church on Fifth Avenue right now. But the folks with the Phoenix Transitional Housing Society hope to turn it into a 14-unit for moms-to-b...
Feb 24, 2021

BC Liberals press NDP government for renewed funding for BC Bus North
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Liberals are calling on the provincial government to immediately renew funding for BC Bus north which expires at the end of next month. Transportation and infrastructure critic ...
Feb 24, 2021

'The Tiger I know is a survivor and a fighter,' Bill Paul weighs in on Tiger Woods
Longtime Canadian Open tournament director Bill Paul remembers the summer of 2000 well. He learned in early July of that year that Tiger Woods - already a phenom just a few years into his pro career -...
Feb 24, 2021

Canadian women exit SheBelieves Cup on losing note, blanked 2-0 by Brazil
ORLANDO - Canada paid for some slack defending in the first half Wednesday, beaten 2-0 by Brazil in the SheBelieves Cup. The Canadian women were second-best for much of the game at Exploria Stadium. D...
Feb 24, 2021

20 new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region
PRINCE GEORGE - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 456 new cases of COVID-19 today.Here's the regional breakdown:Vancouver Coastal Health: 108Fraser Health: 259Island Health: 35Inter...
Feb 24, 2021

Man charged with child rape volunteered with senior college
PORTLAND, Maine - A retired drama teacher accused of sexually assaulting boys in Massachusetts and New York was allowed to teach in a program for senior citizens that's affiliated with the University ...
Feb 24, 2021

Hunters and trappers blow past Wisconsin's wolf kill target
MADISON, Wis. - Hunters and trappers blew past Wisconsin's wolf kill target in less than 72 hours, forcing a premature end to a hunt that initially wasn't supposed to happen for another nine months an...
Feb 24, 2021

Prince Harry and Meghan support completion of relief centre
LOS ANGELES - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's foundation has helped support the completion of an emergency relief centre in the Commonwealth. World Central Kitchen announced Wednesday that the constr...
Feb 24, 2021

White nationalist gets prison over rape threat, extortion
A self-proclaimed white nationalist was sentenced Wednesday to nearly three-and-a-half years in federal prison for threatening to rape the wife of a man who was part of a separate racist group that he...
Feb 24, 2021

Hunters and trappers blow past Wisconsin's wolf kill target
MADISON, Wis. - Hunters and trappers blew past Wisconsin's wolf kill target in less than 72 hours, forcing a premature end to a hunt that initially wasn't supposed to happen for another nine months an...
Feb 24, 2021