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CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie lays out best-case scenario for 2020 season
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie gave the CFL some much-needed breathing room Wednesday. Ambrosie told CFL season-ticket holders during a video conference the earliest the league could start...
May 20, 2020

'Is that all for me?' Girl, 5, who survived triple slaying of family comes home
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A five-year-old girl who survived when her paternal grandparents and brother died in a triple slaying in Saskatchewan came home Tuesday to a welcome that astonished and del...
May 20, 2020

Pandemic response hampered by lack of data-sharing, committee hears
OTTAWA - Experts say difficulties gathering federal data on the spread of COVID-19 has hampered Canada's response to the pandemic. The scathing criticism of Canada's method of gathering crucial inform...
May 20, 2020

21 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., no new cases in Northern Health
VICTORIA - The provincial government is reporting 21 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., but no new cases in northern B.C.That brings the total of test positive cases in the province to 2467. 2001 of those...
May 20, 2020

RCMP investigating burned truck, theft of fuel at Trans Mountain work site
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP says it's investigating a suspicious blaze and alleged vandalism at a Trans Mountain pipeline work site near Merritt, B.C. Mounties say in a news release that a piec...
May 20, 2020

Sudden death deemed a homicide in Terrace
TERRACE - The Terrace RCMP says a deceased man was found in the woods Friday morning and was the victim of homicide."Around 11 a.m., Friday May 15, a Terrace RCMP officer was conducting foot patrols w...
May 20, 2020

Cougars set to host Hockey Hotstove
Following the success of their first ever town hall earlier this month, the Prince George Cougars have decided to host a follow-up event to allow fans to ask questions surrounding the on ice product.T...
May 20, 2020

Emergency livestock fence panels
PRINCE GEORGE - According to emergency responders, the two major highways that run through our region are becoming busy with vehicles transporting livestock. Taking a proactive approach to safety, the...
May 20, 2020

COVID-19 is exposing Canada’s economic vulnerabilities, innovation experts say
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 crisis is exposing the shortcomings of Canada's economy, particularly when it comes to supply chains and the development of value-added products that would keep the country co...
May 20, 2020

American fugitive wanted for murder ordered deported in immigration board hearing
HALIFAX - An Immigration and Refugee Board member has ruled that an American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas will be deported, with a wide publication ban on details of his case. Board member Dian...
May 20, 2020