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Toronto Blue Jays blank Washington Nationals 7-0 in rubber game of three-game series
TORONTO - Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt threw eight shutout innings and Alejandro Kirk drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. ...
Aug 30, 2023

Sports integrity commissioner says safe sport gaps exposed in first year of office
Sarah-Eve Pelletier's first year as Canada's sport integrity commissioner showed her that her reach doesn't extend far enough. Federally funded sports bodies are among the 86 organizations now under t...
Aug 30, 2023

Partial campfires ban in Prince George Fire Centre
PRINCE GEORGE - Effective at 12:00 (noon) on Thursday, August 31, 2023, Category 1 (campfires) are prohibited across the VanJam, Mackenzie and Fort Nelson fire zones in the Prince George Fire Centre. ...
Aug 30, 2023

Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man who has been charged with terrorism offences for promoting a far-right group has been granted bail. Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 26, was charged in July with participating in the a...
Aug 30, 2023

ICBC sharing safety tips as kids head back to school
PRINCE GEORGE - As kids return to school soon, ICBC is sharing important tips for drivers, parents and caregivers to help children get a safe start to the school year.Every month in BC, 30 children ar...
Aug 30, 2023

Bombers' Collaros looking to remain unbeaten in Labour Day contests
Playing on Labour Day certainly agrees with Zach Collaros. The veteran quarterback is 6-0 on the holiday weekend heading into Winnipeg's contest Sunday night versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mos...
Aug 30, 2023

Local MP in favour of bill that would keep maximum security inmates in max security prisons
PRINCE GEORGE - A local MP is speaking in favour of a Private Member's Bill that would require inmates who have been found to be dangerous offenders or convicted of more than one first degree murder b...
Aug 30, 2023

Arrest made in cold-case sex assaults, suspect released by judge: Vancouver police
Vancouver police say they have solved a series of cold-case sexual assaults dating back 14 years, leading to the arrest of a suspect in Saskatchewan. Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson told a briefin...
Aug 30, 2023

Arrest made in cold-case sex assaults, suspect released by judge: Vancouver police
Vancouver police say they have solved a series of cold-case sexual assaults dating back 14 years, leading to the arrest of a suspect in Saskatchewan. Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson told a briefin...
Aug 30, 2023

Less than one in five federally funded charging stations are operational
OTTAWA - More than 43,000 electric vehicle chargers have been funded over the last seven years under the federal government's two main EV infrastructure programs. But data supplied by the Department o...
Aug 30, 2023