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Future of oil tanker moratorium on the line says NDP MP
SMITHERS - The NDP MP for Northwest BC is sounding the alarm because the future of the oil tanker moratorium on BC's North Coast will be put to a vote next week in Ottawa.In a virtual town hall this w...
Jan 29, 2021

Canadian rider Hugo Houle speaks out for road cycling, wants more support for juniors
Veteran Quebec rider Hugo Houle, a member of the Astana-Premier Tech team, has long carried Canadian colours on the world cycling stage. But he has also fought for the sport back home. The 30-year-old...
Jan 29, 2021

First Nations groups, Charlottetown council differ on Sir John A. Macdonald statue
CHARLOTTETOWN - First Nations groups and Charlottetown city council are at odds over how to deal with a statue of Canada's first prime minister. Members of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils - which re...
Jan 29, 2021

Ex-FBI lawyer given probation for Russia probe actions
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia i...
Jan 29, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada ruling clarifies youth justice case confusion
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a superior court justice has jurisdiction to hear and decide a bail application from a young person in certain circumstances, a ruling intended to ensure cons...
Jan 29, 2021

Saskatchewan Roughriders add defensive back Kenneth Acker to secondary
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive back Kenneth Acker. The six-foot, 195-pound native of Portland, Ore., joins the Roughriders after five years in the NFL, playing in 40 regul...
Jan 29, 2021

Witnesses sought in 'sudden death' on Domano Boulevard
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP is seeking witnesses to Thursday morning's sudden death on Domano Boulevard.As CKPG Today reported yesterday, police responded to a call of a man in medical dist...
Jan 29, 2021

Canadian tennis players ready to start gearing up for the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - A busy stretch for Canadian tennis starts this weekend with Australian Open players emerging from quarantine. Australian Open qualifier Rebecca Marino of Vancouver kicks things ...
Jan 29, 2021

Pattison Canadian International is included on Woodbine's 2021 thoroughbred schedule
TORONTO - The Pattison Canadian International has been included on Woodbine's 2021 thoroughbred stakes schedule. The turf race was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is scheduled to ...
Jan 29, 2021

Shed fire on Willowcale Road
PRINCE GEORGE - A busy morning for Prince George Fire Rescue as crews from four halls responded to a commercial structure fire on the 8500 block of Willowcale Road.Assistant Chief John Law says it bro...
Jan 29, 2021