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Bait bike program leads to three arrests
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP is taking aim at bike thieves.It has done so by launching a bait bike program. Cpl. Craig Douglass says the new program hit the streets yesterday (May 9) to quic...
May 10, 2019 Springdt313 | Dreamstime.com
New Canadian fighter jets will need U.S. certification: DND
OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official says the U.S. will have to sign off on whatever fighter jet this country purchases, but that he is not concerned about political interference. Patri...
May 10, 2019
Below-normal snowpacks in northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - It's a good news/bad news scenario when it comes to snowpack levels across the province as the BC River Forecast Centre released its bi-monthly report this week.The latest snow survey ...
May 10, 2019 Roman Stetsyk - dreamstime
Tottenham stuns Ajax 3-2 to reach Champions League final
AMSTERDAM - Facing a three-goal deficit at halftime in their Champions League semifinal, Tottenham's players only had to think back 24 hours or so to find a source of inspiration. "We saw Liverpool la...
May 10, 2019
Police arrests end sit-in against policing at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore police arrested seven people on Wednesday as they ended a monthlong sit-in in the lobby of an administrative building at Johns Hopkins University, where a group of protesters have demonstrat...
May 10, 2019
Deborah Dugan, CEO of (RED), picked to lead the Grammys
NEW YORK - Deborah Dugan, the CEO of Bono's (RED) organization, has been named president and CEO of the Recording Academy, becoming the first woman appointed to lead the organization. The academy anno...
May 10, 2019
PSAC rejects government offer, setting up potential post-election strike
OTTAWA - There could be a federal public-service strike later this year, but it will be up to whoever is in power after the October election to deal with it. The Public Service Alliance of C...
May 10, 2019
Pentagon: US moving Patriot missile battery to Mideast
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon says the U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East region to counter threats from Iran. The department provided no details, but a defence official says th...
May 10, 2019
Residents Need to be Evacuation Ready
PRINCE GEORGE - The City and other agencies involved with emergency preparedness have been busy preparing for what Mother Nature may throw our way. A reception centre has been established at the CN Ce...
May 10, 2019 Emergency kit
House Democrat issues subpoenas for Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON - A top House Democrat has issued subpoenas for six years of President Donald Trump's tax returns, giving Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig a deadline of...
May 10, 2019