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Puck drop around the clock: NHL teams face varying game times in season reboot
CALGARY - The puck dropping at all hours when the NHL resumes would be strange if life weren't strange already, according to Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice. Game times when the 24-team qua...
Jul 20, 2020

102 new cases of COVID-19 reported in BC over weekend
VICTORIA- Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 102 new test-positive cases of COVID-19 within British Columbia on Monday.The update provided three time periods since the last update on...
Jul 20, 2020

St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest
St. Louis' top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest o...
Jul 20, 2020

Road Warriors: Jays wrap up camp ahead of 60-game regular season on the road
The Blue Jays closed up shop in Toronto on Monday to begin a most unusual road trip: a 60-game regular season that won't include a single visit to Rogers Centre. Players are packin...
Jul 20, 2020

Library's Nechako Branch to open later this week
PRINCE GEORGE-Attention book worms in the Hart! You'll be able to return to your local library very soon!The Prince George Public Library will reopen its Nechako Branch later this week. The reopening ...
Jul 20, 2020

UNBC secures Sale for next season
The UNBC Timberwolves have locked up local shooting guard Cam Sale for next season.The school made the announcement Monday afternoon.The Prince George product has been watching the Timberwolves his wh...
Jul 20, 2020

Ontario Speed Skating Association praised by Special Olympics for inclusivity
Jackson Tomlinson was enthralled when Canadian speedskater Charles Hamelin won gold in the men's 500-metre final and raced over to embrace his then-girlfriend Marianne St-Gelais in one ...
Jul 20, 2020

Juice WRLD's posthumous album dominates Billboard charts
NEW YORK - Rapper Juice WRLD's first posthumous album "Legends Never Die" is alive and well on the music charts. The 21-track album set several records when it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 al...
Jul 20, 2020

B.C. Government implements vaping action plan
VICTORIA-The Province is bringing into force regulations to fully implement the Province's vaping action plan announced last year.The regulations restrict the content, flavour, packaging, advertising ...
Jul 20, 2020

Child-care cash to help with urgent COVID-19 needs in sector, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says a quick infusion of child-care cash to provinces will be aimed at helping daycares pay for protective gear, cleaning supplies and extra space nee...
Jul 20, 2020