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PRINCE GEORGE - According to an RCMP news release. Taxi drivers used to be exempt from wearing seatbelts under Section 32.02 of the Motor Vehicle Act, as long as they remained under 70km/h. But that e...

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates have agreed to hire Ben Cherington as their general manager, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymit...

VANCOUVER - Canada has for a second year denied visas to numerous researchers hoping to attend a major artificial intelligence conference, but has reversed some of those denia...

WASHINGTON - Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less than three months before primary voting begins. I...

QUEBEC - The new head of Quebec's anti-corruption squad is seeking to assure the public he can restore trust in his embattled institution following years of criticism and problems that have marre...

WASHINGTON - Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging t...

Prince George - A rally is underway at UNBC by the Faculty Association with members of the Flying Pickets joining the picketers in support.The Flying Pickets are members of the Canadian Association of...

Rising tennis stars Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime have shown they're ready for the big stage. Their next big challenge will be to lead the Canadian entry at the Davis Cup F...

MOSCOW - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are second after the rhythm dance at the Rostelecom Cup on Friday. Russian pair Victoria Snitsina and Nikita Katsalapov are in first with 86.09 points, ...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have hired longtime German soccer executive Axel Schuster as the club's sporting director. Schuster has spent more than 20 years with Bundesliga clubs in Germany. S...