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The road to recovery leads to Tanner Main successfully completing final junior season
PRINCE GEORGE - Back in the fall, a member of the Spruce Kings went down with an unfortunate injury. A fractured fibula and torn ligaments led to a long road to recovery, and as a result, the long roa...
May 07, 2021
Local comedian making the best of pandemic
PRINCE GEORGE - It wasn't long ago that Prince George native Alex Mackenzie had big plans for his comedy career.That was back in July 2019 to be exact. CKPG News was there to interview Mackenzie when ...
May 07, 2021
Canada denied a trip to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in penalty shootout loss to Panama
GUATEMALA CITY - Panama won a penalty shootout to deny Canada its first trip to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 32 years, edging the Canadians on Friday in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Futsal Champi...
May 07, 2021
COVID-19 for May 7, 2021
NORTHERN BC - BC is reporting 722 new COVID cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the provincial total to 134,341 since the start of the pandemic.Of this new cases, 26 are in Northern Health.There are ...
May 07, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba tightens health orders, shuts gyms, restaurants, museums
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is imposing further restrictions as COVID-19 numbers continue to surge. Starting Sunday morning, the cap on outdoor gatherings will drop to five people from 10. Rest...
May 07, 2021
GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID
SALEM, Ore. - A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19. "I have a really bad case of COVID, and I'm kind ...
May 07, 2021
The Spruce City Wildlife Association donates wild game meat
.PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruce City Wildlife Association cancelled its dinner banquet last year because of the pandemic. Each year, several hundred pounds of wild meat is donated to Spruce City to help r...
May 07, 2021
People in 200 homes in Hay River, N.W.T. told to leave due to flood threat
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The town of Hay River in the Northwest Territories has issued an evacuation order for about 200 households due to a threat of flooding.The town says in a release that people living...
May 07, 2021
Canada's Jonathan David scores milestone goal as Lille moves 4 points ahead of PSG
PARIS - Canadian international Jonathan David scored a milestone goal Friday as French league leader Lille won 3-0 at Lens to move four points ahead of Paris Saint-Germain. It was David's 12th goal of...
May 07, 2021
Quebec judge authorizes class action on behalf of alleged victims of ex-hockey coach
LONGUEUIL - A Quebec Superior Court justice has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of victims of a former Montreal police officer and minor hockey coach who died awaiting trial on sex-related...
May 07, 2021