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Beyak thumbs nose at Senate orders on racist letters about Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA - Racist letters about Indigenous Peoples have finally been removed from Sen. Lynn Beyak's website - but only because Senate officials erased them after Beyak refused to do so herself...
Sep 24, 2019
Montreal Alouettes set to start Matt Shiltz at quarterback against Lions
MONTREAL - Matt Shiltz will replace the suspended Vernon Adams Jr. as starting quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes in the team's next game. Shiltz gets the call on Saturday in B.C., against the Lio...
Sep 24, 2019
In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Antonio Brown went on a Twitter rant on his first NFL Sunday without a team, announcing he was done for good with the league that exiled him. Even though, he claimed, it had been m...
Sep 24, 2019
Free transit for seniors on Seniors Day
PRINCE GEORGE-Seniors will be able to benefit from free transit all day in celebration of Seniors Day.BC Transit is offering free fares to seniors, 65+ on October 1st throughout Prince George. Service...
Sep 24, 2019
Trump says transcript of Ukraine conversation to be released
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he has directed the release on Wednesday of the "unredacted" transcript of his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Trump has acknowle...
Sep 24, 2019
Alberta property owner who shot suspected thief facing lawsuit
CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property is being sued by one of the people.A statement of claim says Ryan Watson entered Edouard Maurice's property near Ok...
Sep 24, 2019
Quebec Human Rights commission says majority of hate attacks go unreported
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission says the vast majority of xenophobic and Islamophobic hatred in the province goes unreported to competent authorities. The organization has released th...
Sep 24, 2019
James Franklin reclaims Argos' starting quarterback job
TORONTO - James Franklin is set to return as the Toronto Argonauts' starting quarterback. Argos head coach Corey Chamblin says Franklin will start on Saturday when Toronto (2-10) hosts the Saskatchewa...
Sep 24, 2019
Volkswagen bosses charged in Germany over emissions scandal
BERLIN - German prosecutors dealt a blow to Volkswagen's efforts to put the 2015 emissions-cheating case behind it, charging the automaker's chief executive, chairman and former CEO with stock manipul...
Sep 24, 2019
Spirit of Healthy Kids becomes regional program
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Cougars are attempting to inspire youth to make healthy choices and read more-and not just in Prince George-across northern BC.The Spirit of Healthy Kids regional progr...
Sep 24, 2019 Courtesy of the Prince George Cougars