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Vancouver candidates in court case over Chinese, Persian names won't be barred: city
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says none of the municipal election candidates named in a court action by its chief election officer will be disqualified from running, regardless of whether a judge ...
Sep 15, 2022
Prince George Coach putting together all-female football team
.PRINCE GEORGE- With high school football starting up again many boys are looking forward to putting on their pads for the season. However, boys aren't the only ones excited as one coach and a group o...
Sep 15, 2022
COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths tick down as cold and flu season approaches
VICTORIA - The latest COVID-19 numbers from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control show the number of people admitted to hospital with the illness is declining. The weekly report says 142 peo...
Sep 15, 2022
Former PM Mulroney, former Gov. Gen. Clarkson to eulogize queen at Ottawa memorial
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and former governor general Adrienne Clarkson are to eulogize Queen Elizabeth at a memorial service Monday in Ottawa. Canadian artists Rufus Wainwright an...
Sep 15, 2022
Wildfires will cause challenges for hunters
PRINCE GEORGE- As summer fades and the days get shorter, different hunting seasons are upon us."Pretty much everything's open right now. Most of the rifle hunting seasons, there were some bow seasons ...
Sep 15, 2022
Canadian NHL stars weight in on a summer of Hockey Canada scandals: 'It's sad'
HENDERSON, Nev. - Connor McDavid has answered the call to wear Canada's red Maple Leaf throughout his career. The same goes for Nathan MacKinnon. And like the rest of the country, the two stars watche...
Sep 15, 2022
New seniors housing coming to PG
PRINCE GEORGE - The land has been cleared and prep work is underway for a new seniors housing complex on Foothills Boulevard. A total of 125 suites will occupy a six-storey complex with a variety of s...
Sep 15, 2022
Noise at Masich Place Stadium prompts man to seek council seat
PRINCE GEORGE - Richard Cook wants a seat at the city council table for one main reason - to address what he calls "excessive noise" coming from events at Masich Place Stadium.Cook lives behind the st...
Sep 15, 2022
Veteran NY judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's home last...
Sep 15, 2022
B.C. gondola operator sues security firm it hired before cable cut a second time
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia gondola company whose main suspension cable has twice been deliberately cut has filed a lawsuit against the security company it hired to design and install a new, upgr...
Sep 15, 2022