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CEBL commission Morreale says BCLA is another chance to showcase Canadian basketball
Mike Morreale says the importance of the Brampton Honey Badgers' participation in the Basketball Champions League Americas is simple. "We need more basketball in the country," Morreale said. Morreale,...
Dec 08, 2022

Council wants to pilot Provincial initiatives
PRINCE GEORGE - In mid-November, the Province introduced what was called the "Safer Communities Action Plan," at the behest of the Union of BC Municipalities' ongoing calls for stricter enforcement of...
Dec 08, 2022

Alberta NDP says premier's rejection of federal authority lays separation groundwork
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's comments rejecting the legitimacy of the federal government betray her unspoken plan to lay the groundwork for eventual separat...
Dec 08, 2022

RCMP provide update on early December 'suspicious' death
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties have provided an update on a death earlier this month they originally labelled as "suspicious."Following a tip from the public, the body was located shortly after 6 a.m....
Dec 08, 2022

BCAFN reacts to new provincial cabinet
PRINCE GEORGE - The new provincial cabinet was revealed yesterday and the response from the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) is a positive one.The assembly says that the new cabinet must "build go...
Dec 08, 2022

Ottawa Police Service superintendent arrested on sex charges
OTTAWA - A senior Ottawa Police Service officer has been arrested on sex charges. Ottawa police say Supt. Mark Patterson, who is 53, is charged with sex assault, sex assault including abusing a positi...
Dec 08, 2022

CounterAttack check stops sees no drivers under the influence
VANDERHOOF - Saturday, December 3 was National Impaired Driving Enforcement day and also marked the start of the holiday's season drinking and driving counter attack program.In the Vanderhoof area, po...
Dec 08, 2022

FedEx driver says he strangled Texas girl in van: warrant
The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl last week in Texas told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her...
Dec 08, 2022

Canada to stop directly financing fossil-fuel projects abroad, with some exceptions
OTTAWA - Canada has announced that it will end new direct subsidies for fossil fuel investments and projects abroad, including those owned by Canadian companies. The policy released Thursday afternoon...
Dec 08, 2022

Canadian international Koné 'grateful' to MLS team that gave him his start
MONTREAL - In March of 2021, a 19-year-old Ismael Kon was invited to CF Montreal's first-team training camp. A year and a half later, the Canadian international's profile has skyrocketed, earning a ca...
Dec 08, 2022