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Northern Health weighs in on milestone COVID-19 announcement
PRINCE GEORGE - It was an announcement that provided a glimpse of sunshine amidst all the doom and gloom associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announcing Thu...
Jun 05, 2020

Canadian Felicia Spencer makes weight ahead of UFC 250 title bout with Nunes
LAS VEGAS - Canadian challenger Felicia (Feenom) Spencer and featherweight champion Amanda (Lioness) Nunes both made weight Friday ahead of their 145-pound title clash Saturday night at UFC 250. Nunes...
Jun 05, 2020

Jobless numbers "good news"
PRINCE GEORGE - "Ah Crap! What am I going to do? out of a job." That was Faith Levy's first reaction back in mid-March, after hearing the order from the Provincial Health Office which meant her workpl...
Jun 05, 2020

Former Lions player Dante Marsh says Canada, CFL were good to him
Canada and the CFL were good to Dante Marsh. The five-foot-10, 190-pound cornerback spent 11 of his 12 seasons of professional football with the B.C. Lions (2004-14). Marsh came north after one s...
Jun 05, 2020

Quebec man who killed two people should have a chance to rehabilitate: lawyer
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The defence lawyer for Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man convicted of two murders in 2017, told a courtroom Friday that his client will die in jail if sentenced to 50 years behind b...
Jun 05, 2020

Saturday night's alright for pro bowling, finally, after pandemic-related hiatus
Pro bowling is back, with strikes aplenty expected in its return Saturday after an 11-week-plus absence due to the pandemic. The first-ever PBA Strike Derby, a televised tournament in Jupit...
Jun 05, 2020

N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park
A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help a new national park. The Equator Prize is given to recognize innovati...
Jun 05, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau joins anti-racism protest
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at an anti-racism protest in Ottawa. It's one of multiple events in Canada today, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutalit...
Jun 05, 2020

Local multi-sport athlete staying at home as he makes jump to University
A local multi-sport star is staying in Prince George as he makes the jump to the next level.UNBC Men's Soccer announced Friday morning that Prince George product Connor Lewis has committed to the club...
Jun 05, 2020

Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara faces assault, break and enter, harassment charges
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says it learned this morning about multiple criminal charges laid against Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara and is "looking into the matter." Global News first report...
Jun 05, 2020