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Former Cougar commits to Spruce Kings
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have announced the commitment of 2006-born defenseman Fraser Leonard for the 2025-2026 season.Leonard is 6'2, 195 pounds from Cochrane, Alberta who finis...
Aug 11, 2025
Female suffers serious injuries in parking lot assault
PRINCE GEORGE - Three youth were arrested following an alleged parking lot assault last week that left the female victim with serious but non-life threatening injuries.Prince George RCMP say the incid...
Aug 11, 2025
Vancouver featherweight Radley Da Silva looks to impress UFC boss in Vegas showcase
When Battlefield Fight League (BFL) featherweight champion Radley (Snake Eyes) Da Silva knocked American Drake Randall out cold with a spectacular spinning heel kick last September, the crowd at the V...
Aug 11, 2025
Spanish league moves closer to holding a regular-season game in US between Villarreal and Barcelona
MADRID (AP) - The Spanish league is closer to playing a regular-season game in the United States. The Spanish soccer federation on Monday approved a request for the match between Villarreal and Barcel...
Aug 11, 2025
Man drinks pond water to survive north of McLeese Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - RCMP in Williams Lake says 39-year-old Andrew Barber slurped water from ponds and ate whatever he could find to stay alive after his truck had broken down on a forest service road nort...
Aug 11, 2025
Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heat warnings across parts of southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island over the weekend have been extended into Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada says a heat warning is active for ...
Aug 11, 2025
Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he's placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation's capital safer. Tru...
Aug 11, 2025
Newfoundland's largest wildfire continues to gain ground near Kingston
SMALL POINT-ADAM'S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE - Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial fire duty officer says the largest of the province's out-of-control wildfires continues to gain ground, helped by ...
Aug 11, 2025
Organizers of 2026 FIFA World Cup start search for some 65,000 tournament volunteers
Organizers are looking for volunteers to help staff the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With 48 teams and 104 games across 16 venues in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. at the expanded soccer showcase, plenty of hand...
Aug 11, 2025
Germany invites Trump, Zelenskyy, NATO, EU leaders to a virtual meeting before Trump-Putin summit
BRUSSELS (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the NATO secretary general and several European leaders to a virtual ...
Aug 11, 2025