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South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the vessel's owner said Tuesday, the latest ...
Jan 05, 2021

How Canadians spent the holidays and ambiguous COVID rules: In The News for Jan. 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 5 ...What we are watching in Canada ...OT...
Jan 05, 2021

Former NHL coach and Stanley Cup winner John Muckler dies at 86
EDMONTON - Former NHL coach and Stanley Cup winner John Muckler has died. He was 86. The Edmonton Oilers confirmed Muckler's death Monday night. No cause of death was given. Muckler was part of the st...
Jan 04, 2021

Canada to play for gold after downing Russia 5-0 in semifinals
EDMONTON - Canada will play for gold at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton after beating Russia 5-0 in semifinal action Monday. Alex Newhook returned from injury to put Canada on the boa...
Jan 04, 2021

PGYSA eager to surge forward as organization readies to release its first-ever Strategic Management Plan
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Youth Soccer Association has been slowly but surely piecing together a restructuring of their organization. The restructuring comes as a goal for the PGYSA to meet al...
Jan 04, 2021

Mother angry over travel scandal after Make-A-Wish trip postponed for sick son
EDMONTON - An Alberta mother says she's outraged by various politicians and staff who decided to travel abroad over the holidays, while a dream trip to Hawaii for her terminally ill son had to be post...
Jan 04, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor releases COVID-19 vaccination plan for first three months of 2021
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says immunizations are expected to be ramped up in the coming weeks as Health Canada approves more COVID-19 vaccines, but a major challenge will be for people ...
Jan 04, 2021

"Disbelief" reaction to political travel scandals
PRINCE GEORGE - One-by-one in recent weeks, more than a dozen federal and provincial politicians in Canada have confessed to having travelled outside the country over the holidays, something public he...
Jan 04, 2021

RCMP remain tight-lipped on PG homicide investigation
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP aren't sharing any new details about the city's first homicide of 2021.Police won't say if they have any suspects in custody or if they have any persons of interest,...
Jan 04, 2021

Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia
ATLANTA - The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta left his position Monday, a day after an audio recording was made public in which President Donald Trump called him a "never-Trumper." Byung J. "BJay" P...
Jan 04, 2021