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Committee recommends transition new BC provincial police service
PRINCE GEORGE - After many months of deliberations, the BC Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act has settled on 11 recommendations.The committee was appointed to undertake a broad inquiry on p...
May 02, 2022

Spirit Day to feature pick your passion for healthcare this Thursday
PRINCE GEORGE - Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the return of Spirit Day Thursday, May 5th, 2022. The much loved and greatly supported annual event will be running fro...
May 02, 2022

"Papi! Papi!" David Ortiz tours Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - "Papi! Papi!" With the chants echoing in the Plaque Gallery as he entered, David Ortiz felt right at home inside the Hall of Fame. The dreams of his youth growing up in the Do...
May 02, 2022

Vancouver officers busy with violent crimes, robberies over the weekend: police
VANCOUVER - A teenager has been arrested after what Vancouver police say was a series of "random and unprovoked weekend attacks." The 15-year-old boy from Vancouver was arrested Saturday night after t...
May 02, 2022

Amazon tribes turn the tables on intruders with social media
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was dusk on April 14 when Francisco Kuruaya heard a boat approaching along the river near his village in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. He assumed it was the regular delivery boa...
May 02, 2022

Blue Jays' Hyun Jin Ryu set for rehab start Saturday in triple-A Buffalo
TORONTO - Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu will pitch Saturday for triple-A Buffalo as he works his way back from a stint on the injured list with forearm soreness. The South Korean was placed on the 10...
May 02, 2022

Conservatives, Bloc pan government move to allow midnight sittings in Parliament
OTTAWA - The Conservatives say the prime minister is trying to create "an audience, not an opposition" after the Liberal government introduced changes to allow midnight sittings for the rest of the sp...
May 02, 2022

Former Syracuse linebacker Richards curious to see where he's picked in CFL draft
Tyrell Richards is precariously close to realizing his childhood dream. Richards, of Brampton, Ont., fondly remembers a pro football career being on his radar as early as Grade 3. On Tuesday night, th...
May 02, 2022

Former CFL player Lumbala among nine participants in inaugural Officiating Academy.
TORONTO - Rolly Lumbala is a rookie again. The former CFL player will be among nine participants in the CFL's inaugural Officiating Academy, a program aimed at increasing the number of qualified, high...
May 02, 2022

Montreal defender Kamal Miller named MLS player of the week
CF Montral defender Kamal Miller has been named Major League Soccer's player of the week. The Canadian international posted his first MLS game with both a goal and an assist as Montreal extended its u...
May 02, 2022