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Kodiaks announce season ticket sales ahead of inaugural CJFL season
PRINCE GEORGE - After making headlines during the summer, the Prince George Kodiaks Football Club have been fairly quiet the past few months.With the high school football season underway from Septembe...
Dec 15, 2021

Vancouver Canucks name former scout Derek Clancey assistant general manager
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have named former scout Derek Clancey assistant general manager. The Canucks (13-15-2) announced the news in a release Wednesday, saying Clancey will oversee the team...
Dec 15, 2021

Conservative MPs free to travel international, Liberal, NDP MPs must stay home
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs will be free to travel internationally over the holidays while their Liberal and NDP counterparts have been told to stay home. Politicians jet-setting to different vacation d...
Dec 15, 2021

NWT joins nine provinces and Yukon in new $10-a-day national child care plan
OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to a $51-million deal to slash child care fees and add 300 new spaces in the Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Caroline Cochra...
Dec 15, 2021

MP Taylor Bachrach tables bill to lower voting age to 16
PRINCE GEORGE-At 18, we all become adults. With that, comes rights and privileges. One of those rights is the right to vote, which is a crucial aspect of our democracy.Now, NDP MP Taylor Bachrach has ...
Dec 15, 2021

"If it's not necessary, don't go" ; province supports federal travel advisory
NORTHERN BC- Provincial Health officials are urging residents to avoid non-essential travel. This comes after the federal government asked Canadians to cancel any planned non essential trips abroad as...
Dec 15, 2021

Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim cancelled for second straight year
NANAIMO - A Boxing Day tradition at Departure Bay Beach has been put on ice for another year.Brad Ney, coordinator of the annual Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim, said organizers felt it was in the ...
Dec 15, 2021

Prince George RCMP on the lookout for violent wanted man
PRINCE GEORGE- Police are asking the public's assistance in locating 49-year-old Norman Russell Michell. According to the Prince George RCMP, he is wanted for assault with a weapon, breach of undertak...
Dec 15, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Laurier Manor declared over after claiming one life
PRINCE GEORGE- The COVID-19 outbreak that has been ongoing at Laurier Manor for nearly a month has been declared over. Northern Health says since the two cases were confirmed on November 19, one resid...
Dec 15, 2021

Federal Court of Appeal sides with government in CSIS warrant appeal
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal staunchly defends the principle of solicitor-client privilege in overturning elements of a ruling that Canada's spy service breached its obligation to be fully for...
Dec 15, 2021