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Cougars fall to Winterhawks 4-1, trail Western Conference Finals 2-1
PORTLAND - For the first in the 2024 Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs, the Prince George Cougars are trailing a series. The Cougars fell to the Portland Winterhawks 4-1 on the road in game three o...
Apr 30, 2024
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
PRINCE GEORGE- With numerous active wildfires and multiple droughts across the province, B.C. could be in for another season of smoke. It's important to take precautions to protect yourself especially...
Apr 30, 2024
Community Futures new campaign highlight entrepreneurial spirit in northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE-The Community Futures offices across northern B.C. are joining forces to highlight the challenges and successes small businesses in B.C. face.'Invested in BC's North' celebrates the posi...
Apr 30, 2024
Cariboo Memorial Hospital closed early Tuesday morning due to 'limited nursing availability'
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Emergency services will be unavailable in Williams Lake to start Tuesday (April 30) morning. In a notice late Monday (April 29) afternoon, Interior Health says the emergency depa...
Apr 30, 2024
Protesters take over Columbia University's Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrations
NEW YORK (AP) - Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest esc...
Apr 30, 2024
Project ACL launched to help understand, reduce knee injuries in women's footballers
A three-year study dubbed Project ACL launched Tuesday with the goal of reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injuries in women's soccer. The project is a collaboration between FIFPro, Englan...
Apr 30, 2024
McGill says it will try to de-escalate standoff with camps before calling in police
Montreal's McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that's been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. An update from the school lat...
Apr 30, 2024
Storm's Quinn: 'We stand on the shoulders of giants' ahead of WNBA game in Edmonton
Noelle Quinn can't wait to bring the WNBA to Western Canada. Quinn is the head coach of the Seattle Storm, who will face the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday at Edmonton's Rogers Place, the second WNBA ...
Apr 30, 2024
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets are facing elimination tonight from the marathon that is the NHL playoffs. Both were considered Cup "favourites" by popular betting firms just 11 short days a...
Apr 30, 2024
In the news today: StatCan to release February GDP report today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... StatCan to release February GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to releas...
Apr 30, 2024