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PG Hospice Dream Home Lottery announces 50/50 winner
One Prince George resident has 129,275 reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving.Friday the Prince George Hospice Dream Home Lottery held their 50/50 draw which saw one lucky winner walk away with $129...
Oct 12, 2019
Simone Biles wins vault to tie worlds medal record
STUTTGART, Germany - Simone Biles has won the women's vault competition at the gymnastics world championships to tie the record for most world medals by any gymnast. Biles successfully defended her ti...
Oct 12, 2019
Pipeline politics loom large in final scheduled federal leaders' debate
OTTAWA - The political weight attached to whether and where to build pipelines in Canada came through clearly Thursday night in a French-language leaders' debate that also saw the leaders of the three...
Oct 12, 2019
Pipeline politics loom large in final scheduled federal leaders' debate
OTTAWA - The political weight attached to whether and where to build pipelines in Canada came through clearly Thursday night in a French-language leaders' debate that also saw the leaders of the three...
Oct 12, 2019
Phillies fire manager Gabe Kapler in hyped season gone wrong
PHILADELPHIA - Gabe Kapler took the fall for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was fired Thursday, nearly two weeks after a disappointing finish to a season of big expectations highlighted by Bryce Harper...
Oct 12, 2019
US to hand over to Iraq IS members evacuated from Syria
BAGHDAD - The U.S. will hand over to Iraqi authorities nearly 50 Islamic State members who were transferred from Syria in recent days, two Iraqi intelligence officials said Thursday. The officials sai...
Oct 12, 2019
Spruce Kings clipped at home by Nanaimo
The Prince George Spruce Kings returned to the friendly confines of the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena Friday night to kick off a four-game homestand.Unfortunately for the squad, it wasn't the result they...
Oct 12, 2019
Nobel literature pick heartens liberal Poles in populist era
WARSAW, Poland - The Swedish Academy's decision to bestow the 2018 Nobel Prize in literature on Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has given a rare morale boost to liberal Poles only three days before a nat...
Oct 12, 2019
Gauthier backstops Cougars to first road win of the season
The Prince George Cougars picked up their second win of the season Friday night and their first on the road thanks to a 3-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs.Taylor Gauthier was a big reason why the Cougars...
Oct 12, 2019 (photo credit to Larry Brunt/Spokane Chiefs)
Canada's Vasek Pospisil drops tough match against Daniil Medvedev
SHANGHAI - Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev continued his quest to reach a sixth consecutive ATP Tour final after beating Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (7), 7-5 in their round-of-16 match on Thurs...
Oct 12, 2019