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Local wildfire update
PRINCE GEORGE - Since April, over 900 wildfires have scorched over 1.15 million hectares of land, with over 300 fires still burning, most of which started over the weekend. The Prince George and North...
Jul 11, 2023
Powers Creek wildfire near Smithers downgraded to evacuation alert
SMITHERS - Some good news out of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.This as the lightning-caused Powers Creek wildfire has been downgraded from an evacuation order to an alert.Image credit: RDBN...
Jul 11, 2023
Confusion and chaos as hundreds of young gulls roam downtown mall, waiting to take flight
PRINCE GEORGE - If you close your eyes, the parking lot at Parkwood Place looks and sounds like oceanfront property. Hundreds of young gulls have made this downtown location a place to roost. It's rar...
Jul 11, 2023
Herdman still hurting at Gold Cup exit but sees positives ahead for Canada team
John Herdman still feels the sting of Sunday's penalty shootout loss to the U.S. at the Gold Cup. But the Canada coach believes the tournament will pay real dividends in the future. The 45th-ranked Ca...
Jul 11, 2023
Smoke blanketing Prince George expected to last several days
PRINCE GEORGE - Thick smoke is blanketing Prince George and the surrounding area from wildfires across Northern B.C.You can see it, you can smell it and it is unavoidable. The air quality in Prince Ge...
Jul 11, 2023
Military prepares to pull crashed Chinook helicopter from Ottawa River
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says it plans to pull the Chinook helicopter that crashed into the Ottawa River last month out of the water starting today. Four Royal Canadian Air Force members wer...
Jul 11, 2023
Aritzia sees net income fall to $17.5 million in first quarter despite higher revenue
VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. says its net income for the first quarter was $17.5 million, almost half of its net income of $33.3 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based retailer says net revenue for t...
Jul 11, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Montreal police raid illegal magic mushroom store
Montreal police are carrying out an operation targeting a store selling illegal magic mushrooms. The first FunGuyz location in Quebec opened in Montreal today offering pills, dried fungi and chocolate...
Jul 11, 2023
Whitecaps hand out contract extension to Paraguay midfielder
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have given defensive midfielder Andres Cubas a contract extension to the end of the 2026 season. Cubas, 27, arrived from French club Nimes Olympique last year on a ...
Jul 11, 2023
B.C. police warn about 3D-printed guns that look like 'harmless toys'
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia are raising concerns about the rise of 3D-printed guns and other privately made firearms, saying the risks posed by the weapons that often resemble "harmless ...
Jul 11, 2023