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One new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 161 in B.C.
VICTORIA-One new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health was reported this afternoon (Oct.2).The north's total is now at 318 cases since the start of the pandemic. While Northern Health may only have seen...
Oct 02, 2020
Tory says Liberals will back her for international post only if their man bows out
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan says Foreign Affairs Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne has apologized for not returning her calls as she's sought support for her bid to head an internat...
Oct 02, 2020
Winnipeg Jets sign goaltender Laurent Brossoit to one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed goaltender Laurent Brossoit on a one-year contract worth US$1,500,000. The 27-year-old was signed as a free agent by the Jets on July 1, 2018. The native...
Oct 02, 2020
German Andre Henning named coach of Canada's men's field hockey team
Former German national team coach Andre Henning has been named coach of the Canadian men's field hockey team. Henning succeeds Paul Bundy, who stepped down in April. Bundy said he had planned to leave...
Oct 02, 2020
RCMP ghost car unveiled
.PRINCE GEORGE - North District RCMP Traffic Services is celebrating Halloween early this by rolling out its first ghost police vehicle.RCMP are hoping the new cruiser will better catch drivers breaki...
Oct 02, 2020
Iqaluit RCMP not following strip search policies: watchdog
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The RCMP's watchdog says the Iqaluit detachment has "significant compliance issues" with the force's strip-search policy. A report released this week by the Civilian Review an...
Oct 02, 2020
Cooper homers, Sanchez dominates, Marlins knock out Cubs 2-0
CHICAGO - Garrett Cooper homered against Yu Darvish in a two-run seventh, hard-throwing rookie Sixto Snchez dominated for five innings and the Miami Marlins won their first playoff series in 17 years,...
Oct 02, 2020
Mail-in Ballots in high demand
PRINCE GEORGE - On October 24th, British Columbians will be heading to the polls. But hundreds of thousands will be voting by mail, courtesy COVID-19. As of today, Elections BC has received 494,000 re...
Oct 02, 2020
Greens fall short of full slate of candidates for B.C. election
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says her party is fielding a team of 74 candidates in the provincial election. The deadline for submitting candidate nominations was on Friday and sh...
Oct 02, 2020
Toronto FC star striker Jozy Altidore speaks out on a strange season taking a toll
While no fan of sharing with the media, Jozy Altidore's voice has been loud and clear in recent months. The Toronto FC striker has used social media to call out FIFA and UEFA on racism, lambasted Dona...
Oct 02, 2020