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12-year-old Canadian Michelle Liu earns berth in LPGA Tour event next month
RED DEER, Alta. - A 12-year-old from Vancouver likely will become the youngest golfer to play in the 47-year history of Canada's national women's championship next month. Michelle Liu earned a be...
Jul 26, 2019

Tiny homecoming
PRINCE GEORGE - There is a growing movement toward building or moving into a tiny home, as they are known to be energy efficient and economical to maintain. However, there is another unforeseen issue ...
Jul 26, 2019

Gas deal for the Regional District
PRINCE GEORGE - It's an unassuming, cinder block building on the site of the Foothills Boulevard landfill. but soon, it will be part of a deal between the Regional District of Fraser Fort George and F...
Jul 26, 2019

Review: 'The Great Hack' explores the dark side of big data
Thinking about finally getting off of Facebook? "The Great Hack ," a new documentary on Netflix, might just be the push you were looking for. At the very least, you'll probably never take another onli...
Jul 26, 2019

Boris Johnson's ascent heralds stormy economic and political seas for Canada
OTTAWA - Boris Johnson pledged a Halloween Brexit for Britain from the European Union, negotiated or not, after being sworn in Wednesday as Britain's prime minister. With that, there is almost equal c...
Jul 26, 2019

RCMP: Homicide suspects may have left northern Manitoba
WINNIPEG, Man. - Police continue to search northern Manitoba for two young men wanted for murder in British Columbia. But R-C-M-P are admitting the pair might also have left the area with somebody's i...
Jul 26, 2019

Gimme five: Canadians to monitor on Saturday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Saturday, the first full day of competition at the Pan American Games: CANADIAN WOMEN'S RUGBY SEVENS TEAM After opening with ...
Jul 26, 2019

Father of suspect in 3 B.C. deaths expects son will go out in 'blaze of glory'
MILL BAY, B.C. - The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the youn...
Jul 26, 2019

Trump says Guatemala signing deal to restrict asylum cases
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America. The so-called "safe third country" agreement would require ...
Jul 26, 2019

Grasshoppers on the go make migratory stop in Las Vegas area
LAS VEGAS - A migration of mild-mannered grasshoppers sweeping through the Las Vegas area is being attributed to wet weather several months ago. Nevada state entomologist Jeff Knight told reporters on...
Jul 26, 2019