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Familiarity breeds respect among NHL East playoff teams
TORONTO - Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper took exception to the Columbus Blue Jackets being referred to as "a blue-collar" team. "Is that a positive or a negative?" Cooper said Monday, a day before his Eas...
Aug 10, 2020
Police investigating after insults, expletives yelled at federal minister's staff
Ottawa police are investigating after someone yelled obscenities at a member of federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna's staff, video of which was posted to social media. A 90-second v...
Aug 10, 2020
Raptors beat Bucks 114-106; key players for both teams sit
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Chris Boucher scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-106 on Monday. Though the meeting featured the ...
Aug 10, 2020
'Horrific:' Witness says Alberta doctor slain while working in medical clinic
RED DEER, Alta. - A witness to a fatal attack at a central Alberta medical clinic says the victim was her family doctor. The assault happened at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in ...
Aug 10, 2020
Golf & Curling Club hosts annual Simon Fraser tournament
While many sports in Prince George haven't been able to take place and hold competitive games and competitions, golf is the one sport that bodes well when it comes to social distancing. Over the weeke...
Aug 10, 2020
More than 200 bikes registered with 529 Garage over the weekend
PRINCE GEORGE-Over the weekend more than 200 bikes were registered with 529 Garage during the Big Bike Registry.Volunteers from the Prince George Nechako Rotary Club and the Prince George RCMP came to...
Aug 10, 2020
New tent making socializing easier for those living in hospice
PRINCE GEORGE - For those living in the Prince George's Rotary Hospice House, socializing just got a lot easier.It was Executive Director Donna Flood's idea to get the approximately 500 square foot te...
Aug 10, 2020
Judge grants stay to Quebec English school boards as legal challenge plays out
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted a stay to English school boards challenging a provincial government law abolishing them, pending the outcome of a legal challenge on it...
Aug 10, 2020
New York Rangers win NHL draft lottery
TORONTO - The New York Rangers have won the NHL draft lottery. The club had a 12.5 per cent shot of securing the top pick in the second phase Monday after a placeholder secured the No. 1&nbs...
Aug 10, 2020
Trump abruptly escorted from White House briefing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned m...
Aug 10, 2020