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Kings add Quinnipiac commit for 20/21 season
The Prince George Spruce Kings continue to get their roster ready for the 2020-2021 season and Tuesday morning the club announced their newest recruit.2001 born forward Connor Tait as committed to the...
Apr 21, 2020 (photo credit to the Prince George Spruce Kings)

Feds pledge $350M to help charities plug holes in funding
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government plans to provide $350 million to Canada's charities sector. Charities have seen a severe drop in donations since the COVID-19 pandemi...
Apr 21, 2020

3M files lawsuit in Canada against firm accused of price-gouging on N95 masks
WASHINGTON - Minnesota-based 3M has filed a lawsuit against an Ontario company that allegedly claimed a phoney affiliation with the U.S. medical-gear maker to sell hard-to-find N95 face...
Apr 21, 2020

Tragedy of mass shooting 'hits home' for Nova Scotian athletes
One of the best Nova Scotian athletes in history needs just a single word to describe the current situation in her province - "surreal." Six-time national women's curling champion Colleen Jones, now a...
Apr 21, 2020

Redblacks sign former Ticats star Jalen Saunders to one-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed free agent receiver Jalen Saunders to a one-year contract. The 27-year-old from Stockton, Calif., played the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cat...
Apr 21, 2020

Trump vows to 'suspend immigration,' adviser cites health
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. "In light of the attack from the I...
Apr 21, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:02 p.m. on April 21, 2020: There are 36,847 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 19,319 confirmed (inc...
Apr 21, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:57 a.m. Nova Scotia is reporting another death related to COVID-19, bringing the province's total to 10. The death occ...
Apr 21, 2020

$350 million for non-profits and community organizations amidst COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA-More support for charities and non-profits amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, that is what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this morning (Apr.21).$350 million are being allotted to support co...
Apr 21, 2020

TYH: How effective are surgical masks against COVID-19?
Grocery stores near and far have sold out of things such as single-use gloves, hand-sanitizer, even toilet paper (which I still can't wrap my head around) and surgical masks.I wanted to know just how ...
Apr 21, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Veronica Beltran, Online Journalist, CKPG News