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Heartbreakers to host back to school bash
PRINCE GEORGE - Heartbreakers will be giving back after last month's explosion that damaged their business.Heartbreakers night club sustained substantial damage in the explosion downtown last month, b...
Sep 21, 2023

Redblacks look to overcome frustrations and close out against Roughriders
OTTAWA - Frustrations are starting to boil over for the Ottawa Redblacks. Ottawa (3-10) is mired in a seven-game losing streak and sits last in the CFL's East Division heading into a game against the ...
Sep 21, 2023

Blue Jays slugger Guerrero not in starting lineup for series finale in New York
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out of the starting lineup for a second straight day on Thursday as he rests a sore knee. Spencer Horwitz was given the start at fir...
Sep 21, 2023

Prince George business celebrates golden anniversary
.PRINCE GEORGE - A local business is celebrating its golden anniversary in Prince George Thursday.And the owners of Windsor Plywood say their secret to success lies with the exceptional customer servi...
Sep 21, 2023

Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers have experienced long COVID: study
MONTREAL - A study by Quebec's public health institute has found that between six and 10 per cent of the province's health-care workers have experienced long COVID. The study, whose preliminary result...
Sep 21, 2023

Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin averts questions over sudden absence last year in playoffs
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the tim...
Sep 21, 2023

Ireland and Springboks set for monster clash of No. 1 vs. No. 2 at the Rugby World Cup
PARIS (AP) - France playing New Zealand to open the Rugby World Cup was a big deal. Stade de France was packed and record numbers of eyeballs were drawn to European televisions, some audiences eclipsi...
Sep 21, 2023

Ontario women accused of fraud after Inuit status with Nunavut groups questioned
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP have charged three women after receiving a complaint that they used Inuit status to defraud two organizations. RCMP say that between October 2016 and September 2022, th...
Sep 21, 2023

Canucks star Pettersson unfazed by contract uncertainty as training camp opens
VICTORIA - Vancouver Canucks star forward Elias Pettersson says starting the National Hockey League season without a signed contract extension will not be a "distraction" to him. Pettersson, 24, made ...
Sep 21, 2023

Hellebuyck, Scheifele on expiring deals, but are focused on the present in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Whether the fates of two star players align with the Winnipeg Jets' future plans remains to be seen. Starting goalie Connor Hellebuyck and top centre Mark Scheifele both spoke to the media ...
Sep 21, 2023