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Regional District of Fraser-Fort George announces new initiative for farmers
PRINCE GEORGE-The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George is creating a new strategy to help farmers of livestock and crops.The District wants to provide a baseline of information regarding existing a...
May 12, 2022
Oddsmaker feels Toronto time for an NFL expansion franchise is coming
It could take another 10 years but Adam Thompson firmly believes Toronto's time for an NFL expansion franchise is coming. Thompson is a handicapper/oddsmaker for Bookies.com, an American-based site th...
May 12, 2022
Dutch princess returns to Ottawa, where she was born during Second World War
OTTAWA - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is today visiting Ottawa, the city where she was born during the Second World War. The princess was born at Ottawa's civic hospital after the Dutch royal ...
May 12, 2022
Cougars scouting staff confident in their reports ahead of WHL Draft
PRINCE GEORGE - It's been a quick turnaround for junior hockey scouts.Due to the pandemic, last year's draft was pushed to December, narrowing the window for scouts to focus on the 2022 WHL Draft, whi...
May 12, 2022
Hayley Wickenheiser headlines 2022 class of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
CALGARY - Women's hockey great Hayley Wickenheiser headlines the 2022 inductee class of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. Kayaking Olympian Adam van Koeverden, soccer player Dwayne d...
May 12, 2022
Spanish striker Jesus Jimenez finding Toronto FC, MLS to his liking
TORONTO - Spanish striker Jesus Jimenez worked his way up through the lower levels of Spanish soccer before earning his chance with a storied club in Poland. Now he is turning heads in Major League So...
May 12, 2022
To Your Health: Lyme Disease
PRINCE GEORGE-Lyme disease is an inflammatory infection that spreads to humans through tick bites. Most often from a species called a Deer tick. The disease is caused by borrelia bacteria, which commo...
May 12, 2022
Judge begins final instructions for jury in Quebec City Halloween murder trial
QUEBEC - A Quebec Superior Court judge has begun delivering final instructions to the 11-person jury that will determine the fate of the man accused in Quebec City's fatal Halloween 2020 sword attack....
May 12, 2022
RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry
HALIFAX - Fears that the public would panic if they receive alerts during dangerous situations are more myth than reality, experts on emergency alert systems said Thursday at the public inquiry invest...
May 12, 2022
Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness
VANCOUVER - A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight. The...
May 12, 2022