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Tourism PG looking forward to big tourism boost from Special Olympics
PRINCE GEORGE - The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games will come to Prince George from July 10-12, and with it Tourism Prince George is looking forward to the positive tourism benefits it will brin...
Jun 25, 2025

Canadian men swept 3-0 by Brazil in Volleyball Nations League action
CHICAGO - Canada's men fell 3-0 (22-25, 17-25, 17-25) to Brazil on Wednesday in Volleyball Nations League action. The Canadians held the advantage in attack points at 36-35. However, Brazil dominated ...
Jun 25, 2025

Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian Pr...
Jun 25, 2025

Canada brings seven citizens out of Israel, West Bank as most find their own way out
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it brought just seven Canadians out of Israel and the West Bank to Jordan on buses offered Wednesday. Ottawa started offering evacuations from both regions later th...
Jun 25, 2025

Prince George travel to U.S. sees significant drop
PRINCE GEORGE - As the school season ends and the weather gets warmer, many are preparing for vacations and traveling abroad. However, this summer will likely look quite different for many who have gr...
Jun 25, 2025

Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for 1976 killing
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - The longest-serving man on Mississippi's death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom schem...
Jun 25, 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps lead all clubs with four players on MLS all-star roster
As befitting their breakout season, the Vancouver Whitecaps lead Major League Soccer with four players on this year's all-star squad. Whitecaps goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka, defender Tristan Blackmon, mid...
Jun 25, 2025

Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society launches 15th dream home lottery
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society has launched it Dream Home lottery.It's the fifteenth lottery, which covers 30 per cent of the operations of the Hospice House, while ...
Jun 25, 2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear challenges to the state's congressional district boundaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear challenges brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state's current congressional dis...
Jun 25, 2025

Parking changes coming to downtown?
PRINCE GEORGE - It's been a hot topic for years. Parking in the downtown. Add to that the area around the hospital."Every city in North America, after 1960, 1970, planned the city around the automobil...
Jun 25, 2025