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Local mother outraged after Province monopolizes autism funding
PRINCE GEORGE - Not long ago, the province announced the funding model for children diagnosed with autism in BC would be changing.Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean called it an im...
Nov 12, 2021

Raptors guard Fred VanVleet fined by NBA for making obscene gesture during game
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was fined US$15,000 by the NBA on Friday for making an obscene gesture during a game against Philadelphia a day earlier. The incident occurred with 23 se...
Nov 12, 2021

New study finds no association with legalized cannabis and traffic injuries
PRINCE GEORGE-It's been more than three years since Canada legalized recreational marijuana.Along with it, only a handful of countries and some U.S. states allow recreational use. However, prior to th...
Nov 12, 2021

Arkells named halftime performers for this year's Grey Cup in Hamilton
Arkells are preparing for the Grey Cup's halftime show just like the players that will compete in the CFL's championship game. The Canadian rock band was announced as the halftime performers for this ...
Nov 12, 2021

Arkells named halftime performers for this year's Grey Cup in Hamilton
Arkells are preparing for the Grey Cup's halftime show just like the players that will compete in the CFL's championship game. The Canadian rock band was announced as the halftime performers for this ...
Nov 12, 2021

Tree of Lights makes rooftop debut
PRINCE GEORGE- United Way of Northern BC has lifted the Tree of Lights to the roof of the Coast Prince George Hotel. It's the campaigns third year in Prince George, and is aimed at bringing joy and ho...
Nov 12, 2021

South Dakota governor formally launches reelection campaign
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who's considered a rising star in the Republican Party, formally launched her reelection campaign Friday. Her campaign said in a statement that she h...
Nov 12, 2021

Better Late Than Never: Wait almost over for Hockey Hall of Fame's pandemic class
TORONTO - Kevin Lowe waited 19 years for the call. Doug Wilson's phone sat silent longer still - 24 consecutive springs of eligibility before it finally rang. So another 365 days for the Hockey Hall o...
Nov 12, 2021

From chemical burns to a logging truck crash, RCMP describe events at Fairy Creek
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - It's been an eventful week for Mounties and protesters in the Fairy Creek area of southern Vancouver Island that included an exploded can of bear spray and an RCMP crash involvin...
Nov 12, 2021

Riders prepare to brave elements in showdown with visiting Elks
REGINA - When it comes to playing football in cold weather, CFL head coaches Craig Dickenson and Jaime Elizondo agree that it's a case of mind over matter. Dickenson's Saskatchewan Roughriders and Eli...
Nov 12, 2021