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Bucks' 50-year wait ends with a title behind 50 from Giannis
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points - and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again. Antetokounmpo had 50 points, 14 rebounds an...
Jul 20, 2021

Prince George Senior Men's Baseball host to a father-son duo
PRINCE GEORGE - The D.O.B. Contracting Gladiators, one of the teams in the Prince George Senior Men's Baseball League, which recently started back up again after a hiatus due to the pandemic, is home ...
Jul 20, 2021

Couple charged in California fire sparked by gender reveal
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities a...
Jul 20, 2021

Kodiaks to fill untapped major sports season in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A little over a week since the Prince George Kodiaks were announced as the latest expansion team to the Canadian Junior Football League. The team won't be kicking off their inaugural s...
Jul 20, 2021

BC SPCA looking for help during wildfire season
PRINCE GEORGE - Places like the BC SPCA and local rescues have seen an influx of animals coming in due to the wildfires burning across our province and our region."The main priorities now are two-fold...
Jul 20, 2021

Canfor announces production curtailment at Canadian sawmills
VANCOUVER - Canfor has announced the curtailment of approximately 115 million board feet of production capacity at its Canadian sawmills during the third quarter of 2021.The forestry giant blames the ...
Jul 20, 2021

Red Sox-Blue Jays game postponed, will be made up in Toronto
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The game between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday was postponed because of thunderstorms. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader August 7 in Toronto. The ...
Jul 20, 2021

Nanaimo sets new drought record, 35 days and counting without rain
NANAIMO - The region missed out on a new high temperature record during an historic heatwave, but the summer of 2021 has still proven to be record setting.Wednesday, July 21 will mark 35 bone-dry days...
Jul 20, 2021

Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality. U.S. District Judge Kristine...
Jul 20, 2021

Evacuation order for Cutoff Creek fire downgraded to an alert
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) and the Saik'uz First Nation in conjunction with BC Parks have downgraded the evacuation order for the Cutoff Creek fire to an evacuatio...
Jul 20, 2021