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One person killed in Highway 16 West crash Wednesday
PRINCE GEORGE - It turns out Wednesday's crash on Highway 16 West was a tragic one.Prince George RCMP say one person was killed yesterday following a collision between a semi-trailer truck and a four-...
Jun 29, 2023

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
ATLANTA (AP) - Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her "beloved aunt" died Thursday. She was 95....
Jun 29, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law
OTTAWA - Google says it will remove news links in Canada because of a new law that will force digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose online. More comi...
Jun 29, 2023

NFL suspends 3 players indefinitely, fourth gets 6 games for violating gambling policy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NFL suspended three players indefinitely Thursday for violating the league's gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of th...
Jun 29, 2023

RCMP seek missing Prince George woman not seen in nearly a week
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: RCMP say that Goings has been located and is safe and sound.Earlier: Local Mounties are seeking your help in locating a missing woman.RCMP say 31-year-old Marina Leeanne Goings...
Jun 29, 2023

Meta ends contract for journalism fellowship program as Bill C-18 fallout continues
TORONTO - Digital giant Meta is terminating the contract for a fellowship program that supports the hiring of a limited number of emerging journalists at newswire service The Canadian Press The move c...
Jun 29, 2023

PGTF Athlete Makes National Team for International Championship
PRINCE GEORGE- Sprinter Adam Sieben has been named to the Canadian NACAC (North American Central American and Caribbean) U18 Championship team. Adam will be competing in the 100m and 200m sprint event...
Jun 29, 2023

Double whammy of new climate policies in Atlantic Canada fuel political battle
OTTAWA - The federal government is accusing Atlantic premiers of playing politics with the planet in a clash of wills over two new climate policies set to take effect on Saturday. But some Atlantic Li...
Jun 29, 2023

Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Jacob Larsson to one-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Jacob Larsson to a one-year, two-way extension, the team announced Thursday. The contract carries a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and $325,000 in t...
Jun 29, 2023

Lawyers ask Amsterdam court to reduce Canadian 13-year cyberbullying sentence to Dutch citizen
AMSTERDAM (AP) - A 13-year sentence a Canadian court handed to a Dutch cyber bully in a notorious case involving a young girl who took her own life in 2012 should be reduced to four-and-a-half years i...
Jun 29, 2023