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Police looking at new Calgary MP after video appears to show flyer swap on doorstep
Calgary police are investigating a newly elected Liberal member of Parliament after he was captured on a doorbell camera appearing to remove his opponent's campaign flyer. George Chahal, a former city...
Sep 24, 2021

Canadian Catholic bishops 'apologize unequivocally' for residential schools
OTTAWA - Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing "unequivocally" to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous leader...
Sep 24, 2021

Fade to blue: Mountain lakes lose unique colour due to climate change, says study
The distinctive milky turquoise of mountain lakes is going the way of the glaciers that feed them, according to new research. "A lot of the turquoise glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies are clearing...
Sep 24, 2021

'We need to be taking points': Playoff pressure rising for Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Playoff pressure is building for the Vancouver Whitecaps as September comes to an end. With just 10 games to go in the Major League Soccer's regular season, the 'Caps (7-8-9) sit four poin...
Sep 24, 2021

TWolves have high expectations of themselves heading into basketball season
PRINCE GEORGE - Their season doesn't officially get underway until the end of October, but the UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team is working hard in the gym ahead of a season in which expectation...
Sep 24, 2021

Recent study shows youth cannabis-related crime down significantly
PRINCE GEORGE- Dr. Russ Callaghan, a Northern Medical Program professor at UNBC, recently released a study on youth cannabis offenses after legalization. He found that police-reported incidents among ...
Sep 24, 2021

Arts Strategy sought
PRINCE GEORGE - What started as an update on the Playhouse soon turned into a discussion around an Arts strategy during the most recent Council meeting. The report has been in existence for some time,...
Sep 24, 2021

106 new cases of COVID-19 up north and one more death
VICTORIA - No end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic. This as another 743 new cases of the virus were announced today including 106 cases in the Northern Health region. There are 5,979 active cases wit...
Sep 24, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Meng's extradition case dropped in B.C., she's free to go
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has signed off on a discharge order for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, withdrawing a U.S. extradition order and allowing her freedom. Associate Chief Justice Hea...
Sep 24, 2021

10 Cougars on NHL Training Camp Rosters
PRINCE GEORGE - NHL Training Camps opened this week and 10 current and former Cougars are on rosters across the 32-team league.Ethan Samson is the only current Cougar at an NHL Training Camp. The 18-y...
Sep 24, 2021