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Cougars clinch playoff berth on final night of regular season
KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars (24-39-4-1) concluded the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season with a 3-1 setback to the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place.The Cougars will face the Portland Winterhawks in t...
Apr 17, 2022
Ottawa's ultimatum to Quebec on caribou is a warning to other provinces, experts say
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's ultimatum to the Quebec government on caribou protection is a sign Ottawa is losing patience with provinces that aren't upholding their resp...
Apr 17, 2022
Police arrest suspect in South Carolina mall shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Police have arrested a 22-year-old male in connection with a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina's capital on Saturday that left 14 people injured. Columbia Police...
Apr 16, 2022
Russia strikes Ukraine's big cities, bears down on Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, in an apparent strategy to hobble Ukraine's defenses in preparat...
Apr 16, 2022
B.C. artist features in Prince George fine art gallery
PRINCE GEORGE-Aesthete Fine Arts has a new exhibit and it features local British Columbian artist Marcie Rohr.Rohr is an abstract artist based out of New Westminster, B.C. and created this new line of...
Apr 16, 2022
Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman help Lightning beat Jets 7-4
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored twice and added two assists, Victor Hedman had four assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a season high in goals in a 7-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on...
Apr 16, 2022
Mark Giordano sends Maple Leafs past Senators 5-4 in overtime
OTTAWA - Mark Giordano scored the overtime winner Saturday night as Toronto beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 to the delight of the numerous Maple Leafs fans on hand at Canadian Tire Centre. It may have be...
Apr 16, 2022
Toronto FC hands Philadelphia Union its first loss of MLS season
TORONTO - Alejandro Pozuelo scored early in the second half as Toronto FC downed Philadelphia 2-1 Saturday, handing the league-leading Union their first defeat of the MLS season. Toronto (3-2-2) won i...
Apr 16, 2022
Barnes injures ankle, Raptors lose Game 1 of playoff series 131-111 versus 76ers
PHILADELPHIA - Tyrese Maxey scored 21 of his 38 points in the third quarter Saturday to stuff any Raptors' hopes of a comeback, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Toronto 131-111 in Game 1 of their openi...
Apr 16, 2022
Smith stops all 39 shots he faces as Oilers shut out Golden Knights 4-0
EDMONTON - Mike Smith made 39 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. The Oilers are now six points up on Los An...
Apr 16, 2022