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B.C. to close schools, give public workers day off to mourn Queen on Sept. 19
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will follow the federal government's lead and honour the national day of mourning to mark the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sept. 19. It ...
Sep 13, 2022

Studio 2880 brings new media to the arts community
PRINCE GEORGE- Studio 2880 is taking its programming up a level this fall with a brand new studio upstairs for aspiring digital content creators."The concept was just phenomenal," said Christina Watts...
Sep 13, 2022

B.C. police watchdog called to investigate fatal shooting during arrest
KEREMEOS, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called to investigate after a man was fatally shot and a woman was seriously injured in an incident involving RCMP in the southern Interior...
Sep 13, 2022

Stein earns first Prince of Wales Stakes win aboard Duke of Love
FORT ERIE, Ont. - Justin Stein has his first Prince of Wales Stakes win. The veteran jockey rode Duke of Love to victory in the $400,000 race, the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, at For...
Sep 13, 2022

Pospisil, Auger-Aliassime combine for narrow Davis Cup win over South Korea
VALENCIA, Spain - Vasek Pospisil won his opening singles match, then teamed with Felix Auger-Aliassime to take the deciding doubles match as Canada won its opening tie at the Davis Cup Finals tennis t...
Sep 13, 2022

Lisa Mitchell runs for mayor
PRINCE GEORGE - Lisa Mitchell says she wants to affect change quickly and has to do that from the Mayor's chair. She identified the social issues in the city as her top priority. "The situation, the w...
Sep 13, 2022

Whitecaps have 'backs against the wall' heading into season's final homestand
VANCOUVER - This isn't how the Vancouver Whitecaps wanted to enter their final homestand of the season. With just four games left on the schedule, the 'Caps (9-14-7) are on a three-game losing skid an...
Sep 13, 2022

Expansion Montreal Force women's hockey team names Peter Smith first head coach
MONTREAL - The Montreal Force has named Peter Smith the team's head coach for its expansion season in the Premier Hockey League. Smith, of Lachine, Que., coached the McGill University Martlets to four...
Sep 13, 2022

Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president's impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his fami...
Sep 13, 2022

Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019
Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a "significant potential claim." In a three-page email to the Sport Minister's office, H...
Sep 13, 2022