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Toye, Quioto score top help Montreal beat NYCFC 2-1
ORLANDO, Fla. - Romell Quioto and Mason Toye scored to help Montreal beat New York City FC 2-1 on Wednesday night at Exploria Stadium. Montreal (5-3-4) is unbeaten, with three wins, in its last five g...
Jul 07, 2021

Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. The tally of lives lost over the...
Jul 07, 2021

Toronto FC game at New England delayed by bad weather in the area
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Toronto FC's game at New England Revolution was delayed nearly 90 minutes by bad weather on Wednesday. Kickoff at Gillette Stadium was scheduled for 7 p.m. ET but was pushed back t...
Jul 07, 2021

Penticton petitions the court over B.C. government's move to keep city shelter open
PENTICTON, B.C. - The City of Penticton has launched a B.C. Supreme Court challenge against the provincial government's move to override its zoning bylaws for what was to be a temporary winter shelter...
Jul 07, 2021

Meteorologist worried air quality could worsen this year from wildfires
PRINCE GEORGE--The skies are hazy over the city of Prince George right now and that's because smoke from the wildfires in others parts of the province has made its way to the north. Yesterday, Environ...
Jul 07, 2021

Vanderhoof Pilot School soaring in popularity
VANDERHOOF - At the Vanderhoof Airport, there aren't big commercial flights but there is a flight school, and one soaring in popularity.The Vanderhoof Flying Club is running the program and attracting...
Jul 07, 2021

Seniors meet for good old fashioned face-to-face interaction
PRINCE GEORGE - A milestone today for a group of local seniors, kept at arm's length due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They met face to face for the first time in months. As many of them tell us, they say...
Jul 07, 2021

Green party layoffs leave Annamie Paul's office without staffers as turmoil drags on
OTTAWA - Green party layoffs are leaving leader Annamie Paul without staff in her office as a feud goes on. Three sources affected by the cuts, who were granted anonymity because they were not authori...
Jul 07, 2021

Former Montrealer among deceased in Florida condo collapse; three Canadians missing
MONTREAL - The first Canadian victim identified in the collapse of a South Florida condominium is a former Montrealer. Ingrid "Itty" Ainsworth, 66, died in the collapse in late June along with her hus...
Jul 07, 2021

South Africa's ex-leader turns himself in for prison term
NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma left his home late Wednesday night to turn himself in to authorities to serve a 15-month prison term, his foundation has confirme...
Jul 07, 2021