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McDavid, Oilers itching to get after Blackhawks and erase past playoff failures
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid may be the best hockey player in the world, but his body language these days resembles a guy with a big chip on his shoulder and something to prove. Th...
Jul 30, 2020

Have you registered your bike with 529 Garage? Here's your chance
PRINCE GEORGE-Have you registered your bike?Well if you haven't than maybe you can next weekend as the Prince George Nechako Rotary Club and the Prince George RCMP team up for the Great Big Bike Regis...
Jul 30, 2020

Four Vancouver plazas approved for pilot project allowing outdoor drinking
VANCOUVER - Residents will soon have four new outdoor locations in Vancouver to enjoy a beer or glass of wine. Vancouver council has approved a pilot project allowing alcohol consumption in four ...
Jul 30, 2020

MLS ponders options for future play with border issue front and centre
TORONTO - Canadian MLS teams may get to see a lot of each other in the coming weeks. As the MLS is Back Tournament continues in Florida, Major League Soccer continues to review its options for resumin...
Jul 30, 2020

Companies highlight jobs, economic spinoffs as fighter-jet competition closes
OTTAWA - Fighter-jet makers are leading with promises of jobs and other economic spinoffs as they make their final pitches for why Canada should buy their planes to replace the military's aging CF-18 ...
Jul 30, 2020

Dramatic rope rescue near Fort Fraser
FORT FRASER - A woman is lucky to be alive following a dramatic rope rescue on the Fraser Mountain Trail just outside of Fort Fraser yesterday (July 29).Nechako Valley Rescue were called out after a f...
Jul 30, 2020

Visitors aren't welcome during COVID to northwest B.C.'s Tahltan Nation
DEASE LAKE, B.C. - The Tahltan Nation has issued a notice that the public should avoid its territory in northwest British Columbia until the there's a vaccine or community immunity for COVID-19. The T...
Jul 30, 2020

Wisconsin governor orders masks statewide amid virus surge
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a statewide mask mandate amid a spike in coronavirus cases, setting up a conflict with Republican legislative leaders who oppose such a req...
Jul 30, 2020

NewsAlert: Manitoba says schools will resume classroom learning in September
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says most students are to be back in classrooms on Sept. 8, but there will be new guidelines to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. All students from kinderg...
Jul 30, 2020

A look at how provinces are planning for start of school year during pandemic
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Jul 30, 2020