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Argos defensive back Stiggers invited to participate in East-West Shrine Bowl game
Qwan'Tez Stiggers will be playing pro football in 2024. He just doesn't know where yet. The six-foot, 197-pound cornerback was the CFL's top rookie last season with the Toronto Argonauts and remains u...
Jan 17, 2024

McLeod Lake Indian Band and Defense Metals Corp enter into partnership for rare earth elements mine east of Bear Lake
PRINCE GEORGE - A new mining project in Northern BC is in the works as the McLeod Lake Indian Band and Defense Metals Corp. announced their partnership for the Wicheeda Project, a rare earth elements ...
Jan 17, 2024

Ski cross siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt combine breakout seasons
The Schmidt siblings are hitting their ski cross stride at the same time. Hannah Schmidt, 29, and Jared Schmidt, 26, have posted career-best results this season. Jared won three World Cups in a row an...
Jan 17, 2024

UFC champion Sean Strickland comes advertised — R-rated and with no self-edit
TORONTO - UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland came as advertised Wednesday - R-rated with absolutely no self-edit. "I'm going to try not to say the F-word," the 32-year-old Strickland s...
Jan 17, 2024

Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack
SALT LAKE CITY - Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevi, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a...
Jan 17, 2024

Wanted man considered dangerous
PRINCE GEORGE-Update: This person is no longer wanted by police. No other information has been released.Earlier: The Prince George RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye out for Gary Lee Felix.Feli...
Jan 17, 2024

Trudeau appoints former cabinet minister Bennett as Canada's ambassador in Denmark
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that former Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is to become Canada's new ambassador in Denmark. Bennett submitted her resignation as the memb...
Jan 17, 2024

Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone
JERUSALEM (AP) - A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials said. The attack on the Genco Picardy represe...
Jan 17, 2024

Nunavut premier asks Ottawa for $250 million to tackle territory's housing crisis
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's premier is asking Ottawa to provide $250 million to help the territory build more homes, which he says is key to addressing health-care issues caused by overcrowding. P. J...
Jan 17, 2024

Driver hurt after car plunges from multi-storey parking lot at University of B.C.
VANCOUVER - A driver has been rescued after their car plunged through a concrete wall in a multi-storey parking lot at the University of British Columbia. Matthew Trudeau with the Vancouver Fire Rescu...
Jan 17, 2024