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Former Ohio prisons chief top contender to run US prisons
WASHINGTON (AP) - The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, three people familiar with the matter told...
May 20, 2022
Girls high school rugby makes return in PG after four-year hiatus
PRINCE GEORGE - Prior to the pandemic, the sport of rugby was especially popular among girls in British Columbia. According to BC Rugby, nearly 40 per cent of all those registered in their youth progr...
May 20, 2022
Not much wind and a lot of Will as Zalatoris leads at PGA
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The wind finally relented Friday in the PGA Championship. Will Zalatoris never did. From the fairway or the rough, Zalatoris kept hitting the golf ball on the button at Southern Hi...
May 20, 2022
RCMP hosting recruitment event at UNBC
RCMP event at UNBCPRINCE GEORGE-The RCMP is hosting recruiting events at the UNBC campus.Officers from several specialty units including K9, Forensics and indigenous policing were on hand. Mounties ho...
May 20, 2022
Prince George hosts Rotary conference for first time in nearly 20 years
PRINCE GEORGE - The last time hundreds of Rotarians came to BC's Northern Capital the year was 2005, now the provincial conference is back in town.The Seven Wonders of Rotary - District 5040 Conferenc...
May 20, 2022
Canada Day Festival in Prince George in doubt due to shortage of volunteers
PRINCE GEORGE - Since 1970, the Multicultural Heritage Society has proudly been hosting the Canada Day celebrations in Prince George and this year is supposed to be the year the festival returns after...
May 20, 2022
Lee wins Democratic primary in historic bid for Congress
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Summer Lee has won a five-way Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh-based U.S. House seat, making her the favorite in the heavily Democratic district to win the fall general elect...
May 20, 2022
Tornado wreaks havoc in northern Michigan community
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - A tornado tore through a small community in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula on Friday, flipping vehicles, tearing the roofs off buildings and causing other damage. There were...
May 20, 2022
Fresh off first loss in nine games, CF Montréal looks to get back on winning track
MONTREAL - It was fun while it lasted, but the streak has come to an end. CF Montral's club-record eight game unbeaten run was ended on Wednesday in a 2-1 loss at Nashville. The club will be looking t...
May 20, 2022
Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Angell, a famed baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker's urbane wit and style through his essays, humor ...
May 20, 2022