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Canada's Alexis Lafreniere to return from knee injury at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Alexis Lafreniere started by weaving back and forth on the edges of his skates. Next up was a series of twists and turns as he continued to test what is, at this mo...
Jan 03, 2020
Busy New Year's Eve for Operation Red Nose
PRINCE GEORGE - Operation Red Nose delivered 141 safe rides home on New Year's Eve to wrap up its 2019 season.Overall, a total of 905 rides were provided by 200 volunteers in 2019, one of the busiest ...
Jan 03, 2020
Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" after an American airstrike killed a top Iranian g...
Jan 03, 2020
Record year for P.G. Crime Stoppers
PRINCE GEORGE - 2019 was quite the year for Prince George Crime Stoppers.The organization not only celebrated its 35th year in Prince George but it also received 700 tips - a record."Those tips result...
Jan 03, 2020
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas, according to court records. The rapper, whose re...
Jan 03, 2020
Vancouver home sales up in December and 2019, prices down from year earlier
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver area's real estate board says the number of home sales last year was up from 2018, but remained below the region's 10-year average, despite a moderation in prices. The R...
Jan 03, 2020
Environment Canada lifts weather alert for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-The special weather statement has ended for the Prince George region.,leaving an additional 5 to 10 centimetres of snow on the ground ,with another 5 centimetres possible this morning be...
Jan 03, 2020
US construction spending up 0.6% in November, led by housing
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidential construction. It was the fifth con...
Jan 03, 2020
'Doomsday' scenario of mass layoffs due to AI unlikely, federal documents say
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that top government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce....
Jan 03, 2020
Texas murder suspected arrested in Halifax to have deportation hearing
HALIFAX - A man suspected of murder in Texas and arrested by police in Halifax earlier this week will go before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada to determine whether he should be sent back ...
Jan 03, 2020