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Basketball tournament to focus on local charities following record-setting year
After a record number of teams signed up for this year's PG Summer Hoops Classic, it should come as no surprise that their fundraising this year reached a record high. The donation has been made and n...
Aug 14, 2019
What have been the trickle-down effects of a struggling forestry industry?
PRINCE GEORGE - It's been a long summer for the forestry industry. A string of closures, curtailments, and shifts cut, have made for tense times among all involved. But lost in the shuffle has been th...
Aug 14, 2019
Two men and two youth arrested for armed robbery
PRINCE GEORGE-Two adult males and two youth have been arrested by RCMP after entering a business and demanding cash and assaulting the store employee.Prince George RCMP received a call of an armed rob...
Aug 14, 2019
Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 14, 2019
String of B & E's have business owners on edge
PRINCE GEORGE - A string of recent break and enters to commercial properties around the city have business owners on edge. Over the span of a week, Prince George RCMP say there have been 17 reported i...
Aug 14, 2019
Docs: Robert Indiana had $13M in bank as house crumbled
ROCKLAND, Maine - Court documents indicate pop artist Robert Indiana had $13 million in the bank even as his house sank into disrepair before his death. Documents filed Wednesday by Indiana's estate a...
Aug 14, 2019
WeWork reveals rapid growth and massive losses ahead of IPO
NEW YORK - WeWork's parent company gave investors the most detailed look yet at its finances Wednesday, revealing breakneck growth on the back of massive losses as the office-sharing company prepares ...
Aug 14, 2019
Canada's Shapovalov out of Western & Southern Open after loss to Pouille
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament after losing in straight sets to Lucas Pouille on Wednesday. The Frenchman, ranked 31st in the world,...
Aug 14, 2019
1,000 kids benefit from this year's 5th Annual Back to School Celebration
PRINCE GEORGE- The Native Friendship Centre hosted their 5th Annual Back to School Celebration Wednesday, Aug 14 2019.This year saw 1,000 children walk away with free school supplies for the upcoming ...
Aug 14, 2019 Ashleigh Lestage and her two children Bryer and Cohen 's first time at the Back to School Celebration.
West-leading Bombers say Lions can still roar despite toothless record
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson isn't fooled by the B.C. Lions' underdog status. The Blue Bombers defensive end won't take the Lions lightly Thursday when his heavily favoured club hosts a team that has a...
Aug 14, 2019