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Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas
CARACAS. Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzlez, who claims to have defeated President Nicols Maduro in last year's presidential election, said Tuesday that his son-in-law was k...
Jan 07, 2025
New Visitor Information Centre opens to public
PRINCE GEORGE - Tourism Prince George has announced the official opening of the new Visitor Information Centre to the public starting January 7.The new Visitor Information Centre is placed beside the ...
Jan 07, 2025
Ontario First Nations to negotiate child welfare reforms with Ottawa
OTTAWA - First Nations in Ontario are charting their own path with the federal government to reform the child welfare system weeks after critics said the deal reached last July was too weak to accept....
Jan 07, 2025
Donald Trump says he will go ahead with tariff threat against Canada and Mexico
WASHINGTON - United States president-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his plans to impose tariffs on Canada in his first news conference since the certification of his election win. Trump says h...
Jan 07, 2025
Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of ...
Jan 07, 2025
Cougars acquire defenceman Aleksey Chichkin from Regina Pats
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have acquired defenceman Aleksey Chichkin (05) from the Regina Pats in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2027.The 19 year old Chichkin, from Vancouver, B.C....
Jan 07, 2025
Man pleads not guilty to burning woman to death on a New York City subway train
NEW YORK (AP) - A man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arraigned on murder and arson charges in Brooklyn c...
Jan 07, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases amid simmering court fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a cha...
Jan 07, 2025
Redblacks sign veteran Canadian DB Justin Howell to one-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Canadian defensive back Justin Howell to a one-year extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. The 31-year-old from Bradford, Ont., had seven defensive tackle...
Jan 07, 2025
Trail closed in Nanaimo, B.C., for public safety after 'aggressive' cougar sightings
NANAIMO, B.C. - The Regional District of Nanaimo in British Columbia says it's temporarily closing a hiking trail due to the presence of an "aggressive" cougar. It cites public safety in a notice post...
Jan 07, 2025