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Western Hockey League announces delay in start of regular season
PRINCE GEORGE - The puck will not be getting dropped come January 8th.The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced today (Tuesday) it will be delaying the start of the 2020-21 WHL Regular Season.Followin...
Dec 15, 2020
It's Miller time as Canada defender leaves Orlando City for Austin FC, then Montreal
Austin FC took Canadian defender Kamal Miller in Tuesday's MLS expansion draft, then promptly flipped him to Montreal in a trade. The Impact gave up US$225,000 in 2021 general allocation money and a f...
Dec 15, 2020
Quebec orders all non-essential businesses closed from Dec. 25 until at least Jan. 11
MONTREAL - Quebec is shutting down most businesses and all primary and secondary schools until at least Jan. 11, as authorities try to get a handle on a second wave of COVID-19 that is forcing hospita...
Dec 15, 2020
Government Senate rep concedes MAID bill may not be constitutional
OTTAWA - The government's representative in the Senate concedes it's possible that a bill to expand access to assisted dying may be struck down as unconstitutional by the courts. Sen. Marc Gold says i...
Dec 15, 2020
First COVID-19 vaccine administered in B.C, 522 new cases in the province Tuesday
PRINCE GEORGE - A glimmer of hope on the horizon, or in the words of Dr. Bonnie Henry, a light at the end of what has been a very dark tunnel.That as BC administered Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 Vaccines ...
Dec 15, 2020
Capital projects review coming
PRINCE GEORGE - With many projects costing more than the budgeted amount, the City is conducting a review of its procurement practices. That covers everything from requests for proposals to the award ...
Dec 15, 2020
Stricter enforcement coming to COVID-19 rule breakers, B.C. premier says
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan warns tighter enforcement is coming to those who refuse to follow British Columbia's COVID-19 restrictions. Horgan says B.C. has shown itself to be more successful in ma...
Dec 15, 2020
City planning to raise septic rates
PRINCE GEORGE - The City is creating a stink over plans to hike the sewage disposal rates for those on a septic system.The City has five lagoons that act as Mother Nature's wastewater treatment facili...
Dec 15, 2020
Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith advances at William Hill World Darts Championship
LONDON - Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith held on to down Irish teenager Keane Barry 3-1 Tuesday in the first round of the William Hill World Darts Championship.The win assures the 45-year-old from ...
Dec 15, 2020
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon found not guilty on rape charge
MONTREAL - Former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon, founder of the Just for Laughs festival, has been found not guilty on charges of rape and indecent assault. The accusations against Rozon stemmed f...
Dec 15, 2020