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Mark Giordano brings Norris Trophy cred to his seventh season as Flames captain
CALGARY - Mark Giordano will have "Norris Trophy winner" attached to his name this NHL season. The only Calgary Flame to win the award that goes to the league's top defenceman says the label motivates...
Aug 26, 2019
"It's never been this bad": PG Humane Society close to shutting its doors
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Humane Society could soon have its doors shut for good if a new fundraising campaign doesn't go well. It's desperate times for a charity that costs hundreds of thousa...
Aug 26, 2019
UNBC back to contract talks soon
PRINCE GEORGE - After a break over the summer, negotiators with UNBC and two of its unions will get back to the table this fall.The last contract for the Faculty Association expired on June 30th and b...
Aug 26, 2019 UNBC
Viola Davis set to play Michelle Obama in proposed series
LOS ANGELES - Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in a Showtime series under development about America's first ladies. Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which Showtime said ...
Aug 26, 2019
StatCan study testing wastewater suggests Canadians' drug use varies by city
MONTREAL - A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians' drug use varies from city to city. For example, the analysis by Statistics ...
Aug 26, 2019
5 people arrested in stolen vehicle recovery
PRINCE GEORGE-RCMP arrested five people in connection to a stolen vehicle on Friday (Aug.23.)At around 8:30 PM a frontline officer identified the stolen vehicle along Victoria Street. Multiple officer...
Aug 26, 2019
$1.06 million won by Prince George woman at Treasure Cove Casino
PRINCE GEORGE- $1.06 Million dollars, that's what one Prince George woman is walking away with after a win at the Treasure Cove Casino last week.Brittany Hammell is the latest winner of the Powerbucks...
Aug 26, 2019 Courtesy of the BCLC
Provinces, territories to have input in future price of carbon tax, McKenna says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says her government would take into consideration the views of provinces and territories on any change in the price of carbon tax. She also sa...
Aug 26, 2019
CFL players remind Bomber's Hecht of prior criticism following Harris suspension
It seems CFL players Derek Dennis and Richie Leone have long memories. Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris was suspended for two games Monday following a positive drug test. That prompted bo...
Aug 26, 2019
Feds seek death penalty in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH - Federal prosecutors want a man accused of killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue to face a death sentence. The U.S. attorney's office in Pittsburgh filed a notice of intent Monday to...
Aug 26, 2019