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Female soccer players inspired by performance from National Team in Tokyo
PRINCE GEORGE - While the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team is readying themselves for the Gold Medal Game against Sweden at the Olympics, their performance has been making a lasting impact back o...
Aug 05, 2021

Bo Bichette, Ross Stripling lead surging Blue Jays over Cleveland 3-0
TORONTO - A two-run blast from Bo Bichette in the fourth and six scoreless innings from starter Ross Stripling kept the good times rolling for the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Thursday. Bichette adde...
Aug 05, 2021

Rafael Nadal loses to 50th-ranked Lloyd Harris in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - If Rafael Nadal was hoping to ease his painful left foot back into action after nearly two months off tour, that's hardly what happened in his Citi Open debut, which ended after just...
Aug 05, 2021

Appeals court upholds murder conviction of ex-Dallas officer
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. A panel of thr...
Aug 05, 2021

Government of Canada to provide $470 million to help first-year apprentices in eligible Red Seal Trades
PRINCE GEORGE - Skilled tradespeople from across the country have been critical to essential sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic and their expertise is in high demand.This demand is expected to remai...
Aug 05, 2021

Canada's Evan Dunfee captures bronze in 50-kilometre race walk
SAPPORO, Japan - Canada's Evan Dunfee won a bronze medal in the last Olympic men's 50-kilometre race walk Friday. The 30-year-old from Richmond, B.C., reached the podium in a race of attrition amid th...
Aug 05, 2021

Walk-in Wednesday vaccinates more than 33,000 British Columbians from COVID-19 virus
PRINCE GEORGE- Over 33,000 British Columbians showed up at clinics throughout the province and got the COVID-19 vaccine during the first ever Walk-in Wednesday. "From Vanderhoof to Victoria, from Chil...
Aug 05, 2021

Court tosses former Yukon cabinet minister's bid to overturn tie vote
WHITEHORSE - The results of the Yukon election stand after a former cabinet minister who lost her seat in a tie vote also lost her bid to overturn the election result in court. Liberal Pauline Frost c...
Aug 05, 2021

402 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C. as virus continues to surge
PRINCE GEORGE - The number of COVID-19 cases have risen to 402 today including 20 in the Northern Health region. There are currently 2,066 active cases of the virus in the province. Of the active case...
Aug 05, 2021

Faculty Associations concerned over return to class
PRINCE GEORGE - The Return-to-Campus plan, as laid out weeks ago, is starting to become a cause for concern. The plan requires in-person education again at all public-funded post-secondary institution...
Aug 05, 2021