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Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Normally so relentless from point to point, Rafael Nadal occasionally would watch as a ball off the racket of Taylor Fritz landed in during the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Winci...
Jul 06, 2022
Former employees file lawsuit against City of Quesnel over vaccine mandate
QUESNEL - Ten former employees of the City of Quesnel have filed a joint civil lawsuit over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.Former employees named in the civil lawsuit include Kewal Bagri, Steve Sager, N...
Jul 06, 2022
BC Summer Games still in need of volunteers
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Summer Games are coming to Prince George after a two-year hiatus and after some serious hard work organizers are ready to go. However, they are still in need of volunteers. Trac...
Jul 06, 2022
Engage Sport North relaunches Park Play Days for another summer
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern BC sport organization, Engage Sport North, has brought Park Play Days back to the Prince George this summer from July 4 to the end of August. The free programming is offered e...
Jul 06, 2022
Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls on Canada to lead effort to oust Russia from G20
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants Russia expelled from the G20. The group's president, Alexandra Chyczij, has written to the prime minister asking him to lead a global campaign to expel R...
Jul 06, 2022
Quebec government lawyer defends police power to randomly stop vehicles
MONTREAL - A Quebec government lawyer is defending the power of police officers to make random traffic stops and is arguing that it's up to police forces to address racial profiling. Michel Dom is mak...
Jul 06, 2022
B.C. cabinet minister bows out of NDP leadership race before it starts
VICTORIA - A New Democrat cabinet minister has taken himself out of the party's leadership contest to replace British Columbia Premier John Horgan. Economic Recovery Minister Ravi Kahlon says in a sta...
Jul 06, 2022
Coach Bob Bradley says Lorenzo Insigne's Toronto FC debut to be delayed by injury
Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley says a calf injury will likely delay Italian star Lorenzo Insigne's debut until July 23. The former Napoli captain and fellow Italian Domenico Criscito have been waiting f...
Jul 06, 2022
Unsettled B.C. weather prompts flash floods, complicates river level forecasts
VANCOUVER - The city of Prince George is the latest to feel the lash of torrential downpours linked to ongoing unsettled weather across British Columbia. Environment Canada is reporting about six mill...
Jul 06, 2022
A chronology of Patrick Brown's political career
A timeline of the ups and downs in Patrick Brown's political career: 1998: elected president of the Ontario PC Youth Association. 2000: elected as city councillor in Barrie, Ont. 2003: re-elected as B...
Jul 06, 2022