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LA elects US Rep Karen Bass mayor, first Black woman in post
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso Wednesday to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black woman to hold the post as City Hall contend...
Nov 16, 2022

RCMP seek wanted man on various firearms offenses
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties are seeking your help in locating a wanted man.Police say 27-year-old Mark Juneau Peter Smaaslet is wanted for various firearms offenses.Smaaslet is described as...
Nov 16, 2022

GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden's agenda and spur a ...
Nov 16, 2022

Absent from practice, intrigue deepens around Grey Cup status of Bomber QB Collaros
REGINA - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were minus quarterback Zach Collaros in their first practice of Grey Cup week. Backup Dru Brown took first-team reps Wednesday amid blowing snow at a minor-league fi...
Nov 16, 2022

BC United gets the nod
PRINCE GEORGE - 1903. The genesis of the BC Liberal Party. James Alexander Macdonald was the leader of the party and the Official Opposition Leader. Flash forward 72 years and the BC Liberals have mer...
Nov 16, 2022

Democrats hold on to US House seat in Maine via ranked vote
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Democrats held on to a swing district in Maine, as two-term U.S. Rep. Jared Golden beat back a challenge from a former congressman via ranked choice voting for the second time in...
Nov 16, 2022

B.C. woman's remains found decades after her killer was convicted
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The remains of a woman have been found in Prince George, B.C., 30 years after her killer was convicted of her murder. RCMP say the human remains were discovered last month in Con...
Nov 16, 2022

Argos head coach Dinwiddie looking to emulate Bombers' successful model
REGINA - Mike O'Shea and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are where Ryan Dinwiddie wants the Toronto Argonauts to be. Winnipeg faces Toronto in the Grey Cup game Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The Blue Bombers ar...
Nov 16, 2022

Argos' Davis calls preparing for sixth Grey Cup in six seasons an 'absurd' feat
REGINA - Ja'Gared Davis is heading to his sixth consecutive Grey Cup game, an unlikely streak he calls "absurd." Davis and his Toronto Argonauts teammates will take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the t...
Nov 16, 2022

Australia says Djokovic has visa to play Australian Open
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The Australian government confirmed on Thursday that Novak Djokovic had been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over hi...
Nov 16, 2022