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Saskatchewan Roughriders down Ottawa Redblacks 28-13
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders played their most complete game of the season Friday with a 28-13 win over the visiting Ottawa Redblacks. The Roughriders (4-1) took control of the game scoring 1...
Jul 08, 2022

Canadian women qualify for 2023 World Cup with 1-0 win over stubborn Panama side
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Friday, downing a stubborn Panama side 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. Costa Rica's 4-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago earlier in the d...
Jul 08, 2022

Canada's Adam Svensson maintains lead in PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Canada's Adam Svensson shot a 5-under 67 and had a three-stroke lead in the Barbasol Championship when second-round play Friday at water-logged Keene Trace was suspended beca...
Jul 08, 2022

Strike averted: Superstore union votes in favour of new contract
PRINCE GEORGE - United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 247 have voted in favour of a new contract with employer, Loblaw.The union sent an email to CKPG News late this afternoon indicating tha...
Jul 08, 2022

Prince George Advocates weigh in on "Roe v. Wade" decision
PRINCE GEORGE - On June 24, the US Supreme court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, and the right to choose was taken away for many women across the United States.There is a fear this could happen h...
Jul 08, 2022

Blue Jays catcher Kirk, first baseman Guerrero Jr. to start All-Star game
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., were among players elected Friday to start in the July 19 All-Star game. Kirk joins Miami second baseman Jazz Chisholm...
Jul 08, 2022

Prince George the most dangerous city in B.C. for black bears says report
PRINCE GEORGE- A new report this week revealed the deadliest communities for bears in British Columbia.Prince George ranked first with a shocking 36 confirmed Black bear kills in 2021. A stat the Nort...
Jul 08, 2022

Forward Alex DeBrincat says he's excited to join the Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - Alex DeBrincat and the Ottawa Senators have mutual goals and each side is hoping the other will be the key to fulfilling them. The Senators acquired the 24-year-old DeBrincat from the Chicago...
Jul 08, 2022

Biden speaks to sister of US executive detained in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden spoke by phone Friday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than three years, according to the White House. Biden...
Jul 08, 2022

Wildfire smoke, heat warnings up for many parts of Canada's North: Environment Canada
WHITEHORSE - Several parts of Northern Canada are enveloped in smoke from wildfires along with unusually high seasonal temperatures. Yukon has seen a huge leap in the number of blazes with just over 8...
Jul 08, 2022