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Cities brace for surge in turnout as George Floyd protests persist across U.S.
WASHINGTON - The outraged Americans flooding the national capital this weekend will be greeted by two oversized, street-level reactions to the country's latest historic flashpoint ...
Jun 06, 2020

Indigenous families say their loved ones' deaths in custody are part of pattern
VANCOUVER - One of Chantel Moore's grandmothers says her granddaughter's shooting death in New Brunswick isn't the first time she has lost a family member to police violence. Nora Martin joi...
Jun 06, 2020

Raptors Uprising down Nets GC to improve to 7-0 in NBA 2K league esports play
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC continued its perfect start to the NBA 2K League esports season, sweeping Nets GC in its best-of-three series Friday to improve to 7-0. The Raptors raced out to an e...
Jun 05, 2020

A dream come true
It's been exactly one week since the winner of the Spruce Kings Show Home was announced and for Raylene Lupul of Prince George the special moment of hearing she won the grand prize draw still hasn't s...
Jun 05, 2020

Just one new case of COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA-British Columbia continues to flatten the COVID-19 curve as the province announced just one new test-positive case today, bringing the provincial total to 2,632. One case from yesterday has a...
Jun 05, 2020

Prince George hosts Black Lives Matter protest
PRINCE GEORGE - Protests have been held all over the world the last couple of weeks following the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minnesota. Now, the most recent Black Liv...
Jun 05, 2020

Nunavut to bring in civilian police review after arrest video: minister
Nunavut is planning its own civilian police review agency over concerns that Inuit are too often treated badly by RCMP. "I will commit to taking action on a civilian-led investigation for se...
Jun 05, 2020

Kings acquire more goal scoring
Putting the puck in the back of the net was a difficult task for the Prince George Spruce Kings in the 19/20 season and this off-season the club has made an effort to address that.After acquiring a pa...
Jun 05, 2020

'We must demand change:' Canada's first black police chief supports demonstrations
WINNIPEG - Canada's first black police chief says he will be joining people to shine a light of hope "into the darkness of this moment" as anti-racism demonstrations take place around the world. "We m...
Jun 05, 2020

French forces kill al-Qaida's North African commander
BAMAKO, Mali - French forces have killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of al-Qaida's North Africa affiliate, the France's defence minister announced late Friday, in what would be a major victory for...
Jun 05, 2020