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Spruce Kings send defenceman to Cowichan Valley
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have traded defenceman Ian Kern to the Cowichan Valley Capitals in exchange for future considerations.The six-foot-five blueliner from Vancouver was acqu...
Oct 13, 2021

Hospital Employees Union urges vaccination
PRINCE GEORGE - Yesterday was the deadline for long-term care workers and assisted living workers to be vaccinated. But, according to the Hospital Employees Union, that order has been modified. "Initi...
Oct 13, 2021

Senate hopeful Herschel Walker cancels event over swastika
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in her social media profile...
Oct 13, 2021

Rough road cause concern
PRINCE GEORGE - The city of Prince George regularly inspects and fixes those roads that need attention. One concerned resident says the city has overlooked a section of 17th avenue which has not been ...
Oct 13, 2021

MLSE announces deal with TikTok, company's logo will feature on Leafs helmets
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are going social. The team's parent company announced a deal with TikTok on Wednesday that will see the social media platform's logo appear on players' helmets throug...
Oct 13, 2021

67 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE- B.C. is reporting 605 new cases of COVID-19 which makes the active number of cases 5,172 in the province. Prince George currently has 689 active cases.Of the active cases, 374 people ar...
Oct 13, 2021

Tofino, B.C., hospital the latest to declare a COVID-19 outbreak
VICTORIA - Tofino General Hospital on Vancouver Island has joined the list of 19 acute care, long-term care or assisted-living facilities in B.C. with a COVID-19 outbreak. A statement from the Health ...
Oct 13, 2021

Judge jails Nanaimo father for 8 years after sexually assaulting young sons
Editor's Note: This story contains descriptions of alleged graphic sexual abuse against minors and may not be appropriate for some readers.NANAIMO - A father who sexually abused his two young sons has...
Oct 13, 2021

Canadian sports fans eager to cross border as United States lifts restrictions
For years, Jason Billingsley and his wife have attended the Bills home opener at Highmark Stadium, flying from Vancouver to Hamilton and then driving on to Buffalo, N.Y. That September tradition was d...
Oct 13, 2021

Aritzia beats expectations as Q2 profit nears $40 million on surging revenues
VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. beat expectations as its profits soared in its latest quarter on a 75 per cent increase in revenues. The Vancouver-based clothing retailer says it earned $39.8 million for the...
Oct 13, 2021