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Local Timberwolf written in the stars
After two impressive performances seven days apart, UNBC Timberwolves midfielder Owen Stewart has earned himself a Canada West Third Star honour. The Prince George local picked up a pair of assists in...
Sep 17, 2019
Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75
NEW YORK - Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like "Just What I Needed," was discovered dead Sunday aftern...
Sep 17, 2019
Toronto FC edge Colorado 3-2 to spoil Rapids coach Robin Fraser's homecoming
Toronto FC extended its unbeaten streak in all competition to nine games (5-0-4) Sunday with a 3-2 victory over a resilient Colorado side that is proving to be a tough out under former Toron...
Sep 17, 2019
Only on AP: Vape maker overhauls packaging to counter fakes
LOS ANGELES - A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit ...
Sep 17, 2019
Facebook to name first oversight panel members by year-end
BOSTON - Facebook said Tuesday that it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by year-end. The oversight panel is intended to rule on thorny content issues, such ...
Sep 17, 2019
Trudeau campaigns in Atlantic Canada
MIDGELL, P.E.I. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau travelled Tuesday through Atlantic Canada, hoping to remind Atlantic Canadians why they handed him every seat in the regio...
Sep 17, 2019
N.S. senior whose birthday card request drew international response dies
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia widower who received thousands of birthday cards last year after his daughter asked people to mail him their best wishes for his 92nd birthday has died...
Sep 17, 2019
RCMP surround home on Spruce street
PRINCE GEORGE - Police have surrounded a residence on the 1800 block of Spruce Street near the downtown.According to witnesses on scene, multiple officers have their guns aimed at what neighbours are ...
Sep 17, 2019
Conservatives open their campaign office
PRINCE GEORGE - Another campaign office in the city has opened its doors. It was a party atmosphere at 1905 Victoria Street. That's where Conservative candidates Todd Doherty for Cariboo-Prince George...
Sep 17, 2019 Conservative Office
Controlled chaos at Two Rivers
PRINCE GEORGE - Two Rivers Gallery was up to its usual shenanigans again. Eighty-one students from Buckhorn, Blackburn, Hixon and Giscome were doing everything from soldering to coding, working with a...
Sep 17, 2019 Maker Lab