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Oilers acquire defenceman Brett Kulak from Canadiens, Brassard from Flyers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenceman Brett Kulak from the Montreal Canadiens ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline. Edmonton sends fellow defenceman William Lagesson, a conditional s...
Mar 21, 2022

Jury convicts man in slaying of NBA player Lorenzen Wright
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown...
Mar 21, 2022

Jury convicts man in slaying of NBA player Lorenzen Wright
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown...
Mar 21, 2022

When will feds lift COVID-19 mandates? It's complicated, minister says
OTTAWA - What will it take for the federal government to lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates? Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says it's complicated. The minister is being asked today about specific benchm...
Mar 21, 2022

Flames get centre Ryan Carpenter from Blackhawks for fifth-rounder in 2024
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have acquired forward Ryan Carpenter from the Chicago Blackhawks for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft. The 31-year-old centre from Oviedo, Fla., has three go...
Mar 21, 2022

Council re-affirms anti-racist stance
PRINCE GEORGE - People behaving badly. We see it everywhere with things like anti-Asian discrimination being the most recent reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Acts like that have prompted City Counci...
Mar 21, 2022

Vancouver Canucks send Tyler Motte to Rangers for 2023 fourth-round pick
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have sent depth forward Tyler Motte to the New York Rangers for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL entry draft. Motte, 27, is set to become an unrestricted free agen...
Mar 21, 2022

Parts of National Research Council website down due to unspecified 'cyber incident'
OTTAWA - Some parts of the National Research Council's website were taken offline due to a "cyber incident." A brief statement on the council's main webpage does not specify what kind of incident occu...
Mar 21, 2022

Controlled fires on Pilot Mountain to begin
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: BC Wildfire Service is also planning on burning grass on six plots at the Prince George Tree Improvement Station. Smoke may be visible southeast of College Heights and south of...
Mar 21, 2022

Seabridge Gold mine in northwest B.C. to move ahead
Seabridge Gold is planning on investing $150 million into its KSM Project located 65 kilometers northwest of Stewart. The proposed site for a new gold mine has already received federal and provincial ...
Mar 21, 2022