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Château Laurier believes swap of famous Churchill portrait was by a 'professional'
OTTAWA - The Chteau Laurier says it's been able to narrow down a time frame of when it believes a famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen from its walls: sometime between Christmas Day las...
Aug 23, 2022
Northern MP calls for Urgent Passport office
PRINCE GEORGE- The Skeena- Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach calls on the federal government to fix the ongoing passport crisis."People in northern British Columbia need a better option," Said Bachrac...
Aug 23, 2022
Placido Domingo's name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like organization in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charge...
Aug 23, 2022
Naloxone pilot program coming
PRINCE GEORGE - The City has eight Bylaw Officers and two Outreach workers who patrol the downtown on a regular basis. Beginning this fall, the City will try on the idea of those ten people carrying n...
Aug 23, 2022
Republican Sweeney plans to withdraw from Alaska House race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Republican U.S. House candidate Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she plans to end her campaign, saying she does not see a path to victory or to raise the money needed to be succe...
Aug 23, 2022
Quebec provincial election campaign to begin Sunday, François Legault confirms
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the fall provincial election campaign will begin Sunday. He made the announcement today in a video uploaded to social media. Legault says campaigning wil...
Aug 23, 2022
Hurricanes sign veteran forward Paul Stastny to 1-year deal
RALEIGH, N.C. - Adding offense has been at the center of the Carolina Hurricanes' offseason. After acquiring a pure goal scorer and losing him to injury for potentially half the season, they added one...
Aug 23, 2022
Lapena, Canadian women's team gather in Edmonton ahead of World Cup
TORONTO - Victor Lapena left a steady job in his hometown to move to Ibiza, Spain, for his first professional coaching gig. It paid him 600 euros a month. But it opened a door to something better, and...
Aug 23, 2022
Seasonal bus route changes coming soon
PRINCE GEORGE-BC Transit and the City of Prince George have announced seasonal bus route changes are coming into effect on September 6, 2022. Post-secondary trips on the 15 UNBC/Downtown and the 55 Vi...
Aug 23, 2022
Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system
VANCOUVER - A three-day hearing has begun in British Columbia Supreme Court, with a group challenging the provincial government's stance that it doesn't have the capacity to take a case regarding lega...
Aug 23, 2022