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Judicial phase of Meng’s extradition process scheduled to begin today at B.C. Court
VANCOUVER - The final set of hearings in the extradition case of Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou are due to begin today in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Legal arguments are expected o...
Aug 04, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 03, 2021

Canada, Sweden ask organizers to push back start time for women's soccer final
TOKYO - Canadian and Swedish team officials are asking organizers to push back the scheduled late-morning kickoff time for the women's soccer final to avoid the searing heat expected Friday at Tokyo's...
Aug 03, 2021

British navy group: Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coast
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The British navy says the hijackers who boarded a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have left the targeted ship, without elabor...
Aug 03, 2021

Cardiac Care: In The Heart of the North
The University Hospital of Northern BC serves a population of 300,000 people in an area the size of France, and they offer all kinds of services, but if it's cardiac care you need, it's likely not goi...
Aug 03, 2021

Evacuation alert issued for Cutoff Creek fire
VANDERHOOF - The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) has issued an evacuation alert for the Cutoff Creek fire.It covers the area approximately 8 kilometres south of Brophy Road along the Kenne...
Aug 03, 2021

Teoscar Hernandez's three-hit night leads Blue Jays over Cleveland 7-2
TORONTO - All-star outfielder Teoscar Hernandez belted a first-inning, two-run homer and three hits in total to bulldoze the Blue Jays to their fourth win in five games since their Rogers Centre retur...
Aug 03, 2021

Carey, backed by Trump, wins primary for House seat in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A pair of special congressional primaries Tuesday in Ohio could serve as litmus tests for the moods of the Republican and Democratic parties heading into next year's midterm elec...
Aug 03, 2021

Sexual Assault Centre moves out of downtown over safety concerns
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Sexual Assault Centre has relocated out of the downtown area to a new location on fourth avenue due to safety concerns."My staff were walking into work every day in e...
Aug 03, 2021

Former Cougars' Equipment Manager eager to take on new challenge with Abbotsford
PRINCE GEORGE - For 13 years, he sharpened skates, taped sticks, and taught each teenager that dawned the Cougars emblem what it meant to play in the Western Hockey League. But this coming hockey seas...
Aug 03, 2021