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Cale Makar raising the bar for Avalanche
DENVER - Connor McDavid collected the puck inside in his own blue line and was off to the races. Less than a minute into Game 2 of the Western Conference final, the only thing standing in the way of t...
Jun 03, 2022
Local products officially sign with Kodiaks on National Signing Day
PRINCE GEORGE - This week marked a substantial milestone for the Prince George Kodiaks Football Club.It's all been letters of intent and verbal commitments, but now players were finally able to put pe...
Jun 03, 2022
Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying...
Jun 03, 2022
Raptors start petition to create national gun violence awareness day
TORONTO, Australia - The Toronto Raptors have started a petition to recognize the first Friday of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Canada. The petition published on Change.org asks Canad...
Jun 03, 2022
Cool spring, less lightning bring easy start to B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has prepared and spent like never before to fight wildfires, only to find this year's fire season is off to a damp start. Matt MacDonald, lead forecaster for the BC Wildfi...
Jun 03, 2022
Two flooding resistent bridges built in the Cariboo
HORSEFLY, B.C. - The B.C. government announced the Cave Road and Knife Creek Road bridge projects are complete.The province says the new Cave Road bridge - a single-lane, clear-span structure that cro...
Jun 03, 2022
Canadian government not closing book on Hockey Canada's settled lawsuit
The Canadian government has put Hockey Canada under the microscope. Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge has ordered a financial audit of an out-of-court settlement involving a woman who alleged she was se...
Jun 03, 2022
Joe Girardi fired by Phillies, replaced by Canadian Rob Thomson
PHILADELPHIA - Canadian bench coach Rob Thomson will serve as interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for the remainder of the season after the struggling team fired Joe Girardi on Friday. Girard...
Jun 03, 2022
NHL fines Oilers forward Kassian $2,500 for removing Avs defenceman Byram's helmet
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian US$2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he removed the helmet off of Colorado defenceman Bowen Byram during Game 2 of the NHL Weste...
Jun 03, 2022
The public is invited to release Chinook salmon
PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruce City Wildlife Association volunteer team will be looking for help to strengthen Chinook salmons stocks in the Nechako River system. The hatchery has around 1600 fish left, a...
Jun 03, 2022