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NAIG Recap: Team BC well represented by local athletes in softball
PRINCE GEORGE - Whether it is within your own province or all the way across the country, the North American Indigenous Games is a unique opportunity for athletes from all over to make new friendships...
Aug 03, 2023

Tornado touches down near Ottawa Thursday evening, Environment Canada says
Environment Canada says a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area this evening during a severe thunderstorm. It was confirmed near Metcalfe, Ont., a rural community about 30 kilometres southeast of Ot...
Aug 03, 2023

Canada's Dorris wins gold at world para-swimming championships
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Canada's Danielle Dorris won gold in the S7 100-metre backstroke on Thursday at the para-swimming world championships. She finished first in one minute 22.02 seconds. Amer...
Aug 03, 2023

"Government needs to get their head out of the sand," John Rustad reacts to Nechako Lumber Curtailment
PRINCE GEORGE- Wednesday afternoon the Sinclar Group announced that it would be curtailing its lumber operations at Nechako Lumber in Vanderhoof.In a media release the company states that effective Mo...
Aug 03, 2023

Hospice Dream Home and 50/50 sales struggling
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Hospice Dream Home and 50/50 are needing a little extra help this year as their ticket sales are a lot lower than usual. This time last year was a very different stor...
Aug 03, 2023

The City wants to hear from you
PRINCE GEORGE - The City wants to hear from you about what has been a contentious issue for years. The downtown and what residents of the city want to see happen with it, with an eye to homes for thre...
Aug 03, 2023

Alberta government says no to possible bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games
CALGARY - Alberta's government has pulled the plug on a possible 2030 Commonwealth Games bid citing financial risk. Alberta's 2030 bid committee called the move an "unexpected decision" as the group h...
Aug 03, 2023

Hit parade gives Orioles 6-1 win over Jays; Baltimore takes three of four in Toronto
TORONTO - Austin Hays and Adley Rutschman had RBI singles in the second inning and the Baltimore Orioles downed the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Thursday. Hays drove in another run with a double in the ni...
Aug 03, 2023

Florida man who dropped appeals is executed for 1988 rape, hammer killing of nurse
A Florida man who recently dropped all legal appeals was executed Thursday for the 1988 murder of a woman who was sexually assaulted, killed with a hammer and then set on fire in her own bed. James Ph...
Aug 03, 2023

PG's top cop says that 5 homicides this year have been linked to drugs
PRINCE GEORGE - One of the deadliest years on record in a quarter century. That is the title that Prince George currently holds right now, as eight homicides have been recorded so far this year. Super...
Aug 03, 2023