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VanVleet scores 24 and Raptors beat Magic to remain unbeaten at home
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet provided the steady hand. The trio of Terence Davis, Chris Boucher and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson combined for a massive boost of energy. VanVleet, who started at point guard for ...
Nov 22, 2019
John Mann, singer and songwriter of group Spirit of the West dead at 57
John Mann, whose voice rang through countless Canadian celebrations as the lead singer of Celtic-inflected Spirit of the West, has died after a battle with early onset Alzheimer's. He was 57. The Calg...
Nov 22, 2019
Morris rips Bains over question period exchange
PRINCE GEORGE - One BC Liberal is questioning the NDP government's commitment to northern B.C. following an exchange in question period this week. It centred around Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley...
Nov 22, 2019
Legion donates Hall
FORT ST. JAMES - The BC-Yukon Command for the Royal Canadian Legion has turned something old into something new in Fort St. James. With fewer and fewer of the war veterans in that community, the old l...
Nov 22, 2019
CFL quarterbacks wary of Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE Willie Jefferson
CALGARY - Asked to unpack his acceptance speech for the CFL's defensive player-of-the-year award, Willie Jefferson says it's about having a football home. "I just want to thank the CFL for letting me ...
Nov 22, 2019
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