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Flames winger Czarnik notches pair in exhibition win over Canucks in B.C.
VICTORIA - Forward Austin Czarnik says the Calgary Flames are starting the pre-season at full throttle, the speed the team needs to keep generating to be successful this year. Czarnik scored two goals...
Sep 18, 2019
Suicide bomb in southern Afghanistan, kills at least 20
KABUL - An Afghan official says a powerful suicide truck bombing outside a hospital in the capital of southern Zabul province has killed at least 20 and injured as many as 90 others. The head of the Z...
Sep 18, 2019
Dillon Dube leads Calgary Flames past San Jose Sharks 6-4 in pre-season win
CALGARY - Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday in NHL pre-season action. Sean Monahan, Alan Quine, Adam Ruzicka, Derek Rya...
Sep 18, 2019
Andrew Copp and Sami Niku lead Jets past Wild 4-1 in pre-season game
WINNIPEG - Andrew Copp was putting an asterisk beside his statistics on Wednesday, but it still felt good to contribute in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild. He and Sam...
Sep 18, 2019
Netanyahu, rightist allies appear to fall short of majority
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his natural religious and nationalist allies in national elections Tuesday, partial results i...
Sep 18, 2019
Virtanen scores OT winner as Canucks rally over Flames in pre-season
CALGARY - It was a triumphant return to the crease for Canucks journeyman goaltender Richard Bachman. The 32-year-old was solid in his first game in nearly nine months after having his Achilles tendon...
Sep 18, 2019
Some in Saskatchewan have beef with A&W Beyond Meat ad featuring Rider fans
REGINA - Some people have a beef about an A&W ad featuring Saskatchewan Roughrider fans that promotes the Beyond Meat burger. During the commercial the fans taste-test the vegetable-based pro...
Sep 18, 2019
Grichuk slam negates Buchholz dud as Jays beat Orioles 11-10
BALTIMORE - Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from an ineffective start by Clay Buchholz to rally past the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 ...
Sep 18, 2019
Prince George Citizen transitioning from a daily to a weekly newspaper
PRINCE GEORGE - Big changes are in store for the Prince George Citizen newspaper.Tonight in a letter to its readers on its website, Colleen Sparrow, Publisher and General Manager and Neil Godbout, Edi...
Sep 18, 2019 Facebook
Local mental health advocate captains new hockey scholarship
Prince George-born Myles Mattila is well known in the local hockey community for not only his on ice skills, but also his leadership and mental health advocacy. All three have been recognized by his K...
Sep 18, 2019