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Michael Misa, 15, granted exceptional player status ahead of OHL draft
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Michael Misa just broke one of Connor McDavid's records. The 15-year-old is now set to join the Edmonton Oilers superstar as a member of another elite class. The Ontario Hockey Feder...
Apr 14, 2022

B.C. ferry needs tug after breakdown, prompts cancellations before long weekend
VANCOUVER - Travellers aboard a B.C. ferry heading to Nanaimo endured an epic late-night sailing when the vessel had engine trouble mid-voyage. BC Ferries says the Queen of Oak Bay departed Horseshoe ...
Apr 14, 2022

Torch-lighting ceremony celebrates 100-day mark until BC Summer Games in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Wednesday marked 100 days until the 2022 BC Summer Games officially open up in Prince George.With events rapidly returning to the Northern Capital, the mark was cause for some much-nee...
Apr 14, 2022

Brooklyn subway attack suspect ordered held without bail
NEW YORK (AP) - The man charged in this week's Brooklyn subway attack has been ordered held without bail, with prosecutors saying he terrified the "entire city." Frank James was arrested in Manhattan ...
Apr 14, 2022

Mountie recalls killer looked at him as he aimed pistol to end N.S. rampage
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Mountie has testified that a single glance from the bloodied driver of a Mazda hatchback was the final confirmation that he had a mass killer lined up in his pistol sights. Con...
Apr 14, 2022

Spruce Kings in Penticton for Conference Semi-Final clash with top-ranked Vees
PRINCE GEORGE - Tonight, in Penticton, the second round of the BC Hockey League Playoffs officially kicks off when the Prince George Spruce Kings do battle with the Penticton Vees. These two interior ...
Apr 14, 2022

Confirmed case of avian flu at British Columbia poultry farm in north Okanagan
VICTORIA - A positive case of avian influenza has been confirmed on a British Columbia farm in the north Okanagan region. Agriculture and Food Minister Lana Popham says in a statement the Canadian Foo...
Apr 14, 2022

Confirmed case of avian flu at British Columbia poultry farm in north Okanagan
VICTORIA - A positive case of avian influenza has been confirmed on a British Columbia farm in the north Okanagan region. Agriculture and Food Minister Lana Popham says in a statement the Canadian Foo...
Apr 14, 2022

Abortion restriction bill signed by Florida Gov. DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict abortion ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court de...
Apr 14, 2022

Supreme Court affirms drug, firearm convictions despite police officer's mistake
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a man's convictions on firearm and drug charges even though his arrest in Calgary six years ago violated his charter rights. In a ruling today, the high...
Apr 14, 2022