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Debate over efficacy of FSA tests continue
PRINCE GEORGE - With every school year comes testing and for kids in Grades 4 and 7 in B.C., they have to take the FSA, also known as the Foundation Skills Assessment. Students right across the provin...
Oct 18, 2023

Downtown is suffering
PRINCE GEORGE - Several Western Canadian realtors are reporting increased vacancy rates in urban downtowns as businesses pull up stakes and move to the suburbs. Locally, EDI Environmental Dynamics lef...
Oct 18, 2023

Hamas's attack on Israel: Two victims with Canadian ties laid to rest
Two victims with ties to Canada who were killed in Hamas's attacks on Israel were remembered fondly by relatives on Wednesday, who called for the world to recognize the brutality of what happened. Tif...
Oct 18, 2023

Miracle Theatre at it again
PRINCE GEORGE - Miracle Theatre is at it again. For the fifth year, it is joining forces with the Prince George Community Foundation to raise funds for a good cause. "We're coming up to our eighth pro...
Oct 18, 2023

Jets forward Vilardi out four to six weeks with sprained knee ligament
Winnipeg Jets forward Gabe Vilardi has a medial collateral ligament sprain in his right knee and will miss the next four to six weeks, the NHL club announced Wednesday. Vilardi was tripped along the b...
Oct 18, 2023

Complainant's ex-husband, mother testify at Peter Nygard sexual assault trial
TORONTO - The ex-husband of a woman who has accused Peter Nygard of sexual assault testified Wednesday that he and the complainant agreed she was "absolutely" taken advantage of, but they struggled to...
Oct 18, 2023

RCMP say 12-year-old killed while biking to school in Pitt Meadows, B.C.
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say a 12-year-old was hit and killed by a recycling truck while biking to school this week. The RCMP say they're investigating the collision that occurre...
Oct 18, 2023

Maple Leafs hit the road for season-long trip looking for right mix
TORONTO - Mitch Marner was asked if there's any added incentive playing the opponent that crushed the Maple Leafs' hopes five months ago. The Toronto winger started his answer heading one direction - ...
Oct 18, 2023

After they were written off early, Pumas and All Blacks meet in World Cup semifinal
PARIS (AP) - Argentina and New Zealand weren't supposed to get this far after losing their opening games at the Rugby World Cup. The Pumas were seen as no-hopers, the All Blacks perceived as a faded f...
Oct 18, 2023

Friends and family mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel
Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least six Canadians were killed on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel. Thousands of people have been ki...
Oct 18, 2023