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Canada earns bronze in men's team sprint at speedskating World Cup stop
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canada took the bronze medal in the men's team sprint event Friday at a speedskating World Cup stop. Alex Boisvert-Lacroix of Sherbrooke, Que., Laurent Dubreuil of Levis,...
Nov 22, 2019
UNBC students' frustrations lead to student rally on picket line
PRINCE GEORGE - Friday was day 16 of job action by UNBC faculty. Students at the university have largely supported their faculty with some even showing up on the picket lines, but Friday, the Students...
Nov 22, 2019
Michigan halts sale of marijuana e-cigs unless re-tested
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan on Friday halted the sale of marijuana vaping products until they are tested for a compound that has been identified as a culprit in e-cigarette-related lung illnesses. The s...
Nov 22, 2019
Trump hears opposing viewpoints in debate over youth vaping
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday heard opposing viewpoints in the debate over youth vaping but offered no insight into where he would ultimately come down on the issue after promising two...
Nov 22, 2019
'We are tired of not having a say' Wexit BC comes to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-It was a sea of blue to the west after the 2019 Federal Election took place, with the prairies voting Conservative.However, that blue trickled into the eastern and some of the central ri...
Nov 22, 2019 Courtesy of Wexit of BC's Facebook
Kim stays 2 shots up, Henderson 3 back at $1.5 million LPGA finale
NAPLES, Fla. - Sei Young Kim wasted two good birdie chances late in the second round Friday when she got a pep talk from an unlikely source. Cristie Kerr was working as a commentator for Golf Channel,...
Nov 22, 2019
Over 100 rally in support of CN workers
PRINCE GEORGE - Over 100 people rallied in support of striking CN workers at the corner of Highways 97 and 16 this afternoon. CN workers say the big turnout and support means a lot. Despite all the su...
Nov 22, 2019
New Trudeau cabinet must prioritize Phoenix deal, 'fair' contract: PSAC
OTTAWA - The country's largest civil service union isn't waiting for the prime minister to give marching orders to his new cabinet, offering up its own suggestions for government priorities in the com...
Nov 22, 2019
It’s World Children’s Day and anniversary of child rights
TANZANIA, Tanzania - It was World Children's Day on Wednesday, and British teenage actress Millie Bobby Brown and former England soccer star David Beckham urged people everywhere to listen to youngste...
Nov 22, 2019
City in Crisis: Treatment
PRINCE GEORGE-British Columbia is in the midst of an opioid crisis-the greatest crisis across the nation. BC issued a state of emergency several years ago in relation to the opioid crisis, "If we call...
Nov 22, 2019