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Part of Victoria St. closed to traffic due to broken culvert
PRINCE GOERGE-A section of Victoria Street has been closed off to traffic to repair a broken culvert.The street, south of Milburn Avenue has been closed since Thursday, Aug. 8, morning. The closure is...
Aug 09, 2019 Courtesy of the City of Prince George

B.C. jail added to properties under alert as southern Okanagan wildfire grows
VANCOUVER - A wildfire burning in steep and rocky terrain in British Columbia's southern Okanagan is defying containment efforts and has grown to nine square kilometres in size. BC Wildfire Serv...
Aug 09, 2019

Man filmed committing 'hateful act' against mother identified by Montreal police
Montreal police say they have identified a man seen in a widely shared video verbally harassing a woman and a crying child. The woman in the video has told media outlets&...
Aug 09, 2019

Former international Rhian Wilkinson named head coach of women's youth teams
TORONTO - Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson has been appointed head coach of the Canadian women's under-17 and under-20 soccer teams. The 37-year-old Wilkinson will remain an assistant coa...
Aug 09, 2019

B.C. man detained in Syria last year freed after Lebanese mediation
BEIRUT - A British Columbia man detained in Syria since late last year has been released, Lebanese authorities said Friday. Kristian Lee Baxter, who has been descri...
Aug 09, 2019

Ex-brothers-in-law battle over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he...
Aug 09, 2019

Bombers' Bighill says no disrespect to Arbuckle, but not facing Mitchell is a break
WINNIPEG - Linebacker Adam Bighill figures the Blue Bombers are catching a bit of a break since veteran Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell remains sidelined recovering from a shoulder inj...
Aug 09, 2019

Ex-brothers-in-law battle over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he...
Aug 09, 2019

Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims announces plans to retire at end of season
Toronto Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims has announced plans to retire at the end of the season. The 34-year-old Australian, a pony-tailed man-mountain at six foot four and 245 pounds, has made his living...
Aug 09, 2019

No parole for more than a decade for man who killed Winnipeg bus driver
WINNIPEG - A man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years. Irvine Jubal Fraser, 58, was at t...
Aug 09, 2019