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Arizona high court upholds ruling blocking school mask bans
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a lower court judgment that found the Republican-controlled Legislature violated the state constitution by including new laws ban...
Nov 02, 2021

Senate votes to send tech exec David Cohen to Ottawa as Biden's U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist ...
Nov 02, 2021

Salmon enhancement program given a boost
PRINCE GEORGE - Recently the Spruce City Wildlife Association was given a financial boost. Earlier this week the Spruce City Wildlife Association received $25,000 from Coastal GasLink that's earmarked...
Nov 02, 2021

Development on par with previous five years
PRINCE GEORGE - Housing complexes like the one at the corner of Highway 16 and 97 are just two examples of what is happening in this city and the numbers reflect it. $163 million dollars worth of buil...
Nov 02, 2021

Kansas City Chiefs trade veteran Canadian OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to New York Jets
LORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY - Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a New York Jet. The Kansas City Chiefs dealt the veteran offensive guard to New York on Tuesday prior to the 4 p.m. ET NFL trade deadline ...
Nov 02, 2021

The city’s newest parks lose trees to hungry beavers.
PRINCE GEORGE - A few trees were recently damaged at one of the city's newest parks, but the guilty party wasn't human. No, it was a common animal typically seen in the rivers and streams of our regio...
Nov 02, 2021

Icy road conditions cause services to temporarily shut down this morning
PRINCE GEORGE- Icy seemed like an understatement. Cars were stuck at a standstill, Canada Post delayed their services, BC Transit and School busses were forced to stay put and schools like UNBC & ...
Nov 02, 2021

Northern region in B.C. has highest number of recent COVID-19 deaths
VICTORIA - Four of the five recent deaths linked to COVID-19 in B.C. have occurred in the Northern Health region while one of the deceased lived in the Interior. Those two regions have the lowest vacc...
Nov 02, 2021

Cheveldayoff says he was 'not aware' of severity of allegations until this year
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff says he was "not aware" of the severity of the sexual assault allegations made in 2010 against a former Chicago Blackhawks coach until this year. A thi...
Nov 02, 2021

Castillo, Rose ready to help league-leading Bombers in push toward playoffs
WINNIPEG - Kicker Sergio Castillo and defensive back Winston Rose had one thing in common Tuesday - both were smiling while talking to reporters. The newly signed Winnipeg Blue Bombers had just finish...
Nov 02, 2021