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PG Judo
23 PG athletes heading to national championships
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George's martial arts scene continues to show their strength, as three Judo clubs will be sending a combined 23 local athletes to the 2026 Judo Open National Championships. Hosted from May 14-17 in Calgary, AB, this National tournament is considered the most prestigious judo tournament in the cou...
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Prince George bowlers finish fourth at nationals
PRINCE GEORGE - Two bowlers from Prince George have returned home after representing British Columbia at the national level. Kyra Thurston and Jacinda Trenholm took part in the national five-pin bowling championship in Winnipeg, MB earlier this month and brought back a result they can be proud of. The Nechako Bowling s...
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Cougars select North Van forward with 41st pick
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have selected forward William Thompson with the 41st overall pick in this year's WHL Prospects Draft.Thomspon hails from North Vancouver and captained the North Shore Warriors U15 Prep Team last season where he compiled 50 points in 30 games. In three playoff games, he had seve...
May 07, 2026
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Spruce Kings
Clippers eliminate Spruce Kings
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Clippers beat the Prince George Spruce Kings 6-2 Wednesday night to sweep the third round BCHL series 4-0.Tai Ushio and Lucas Busch scored for the Spruce Kings who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 3-2 after the second period. Nanaimo pulled away in the third period with three more goals, inc...
May 07, 2026
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NHL roundup: Sabres beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4 to even series
MONTREAL (AP) - Zach Benson broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Benson took a pass in the slot ...
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Dorofeyev scores in OT to give Golden Knights win over Ducks, and 3-2 series lead
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Pavel Dorofeyev scored his second goal of the game at 4:10 of overtime to give Vegas a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, moving the Golden Knights a victory away from advancing to the Western Conference final. Game 6...
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Blue Jays rally comes up short vs. Rays a year after Toronto led MLB in comeback wins
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays had 49 comeback wins in 2025, the most in all of Major League Baseball. This year, they've been coming up short. Toronto erased a five-run deficit in the seventh inning but still fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 in 10 inni...
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Poulin's clutch goal for Victoire sets up all-Canadian final for Walter Cup
LAVAL - Marie-Philip Poulin is no stranger to big games, big moments or big goals. Her power-play goal 3:06 into the third period held up to be another game-winner for Captain Clutch as the Montreal Victoire edged the Minnesota Frost 2-1 in the fifth a...
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Walls lifts Rays over Blue Jays 7-6 in 10 innings after Toronto erases 5-0 lead
TORONTO - Taylor Walls hit a single up the first-base line to score Cedric Mullins as the Tampa Bay Rays salvaged a 7-6 10-inning win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Jonathan Aranda added another run in the 10th when his sacrifice fly to deep ce...
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Poulin's power-play goal lifts Victoire past Frost, Montreal to play Ottawa in final
LAVAL - The Montreal Victoire are heading to their first Walter Cup final as they defeated the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost 2-1 at Place Bell on Tuesday in the fifth and deciding game of their Professional Women's Hockey League semifinal...
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Calgary Wild FC ownership changes, Alyssa Mitchell buys majority stake
CALGARY - Alyssa Mitchell has invested in a majority stake of the Northern Super League's Calgary Wild. Mitchell is an American-based entrepreneur with family roots in Winnipeg, the women's soccer club said Tuesday in a release. She acquired a 41 per...
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PG Judo
23 PG athletes heading to national championships
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George's martial arts scene continues to show their strength, as three Judo clubs will be sending a combined 23 local athletes to the 2026 Judo Open National Championships. Hosted from May 14-17 in Calgary, AB, this National tournament is considered the most prestigious judo tournament in the cou...
17h ago
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B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union president Adriane Gear raising the prospect of a dispute while "the whole world is watching us" during the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. Al...
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B.C. government delays release of World Cup hosting costs until month's end
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby says hosting seven FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver will have a remarkable economic impact on the province, although his government won't release the cost of staging the matches until at least the end of the month. E...
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bowling
Prince George bowlers finish fourth at nationals
PRINCE GEORGE - Two bowlers from Prince George have returned home after representing British Columbia at the national level. Kyra Thurston and Jacinda Trenholm took part in the national five-pin bowling championship in Winnipeg, MB earlier this month and brought back a result they can be proud of. The Nechako Bowling s...
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Retired Olympian Meghan Agosta declares for 2026 PWHL draft
TORONTO - Meghan Agosta has entered the Professional Women's Hockey League draft six years after she last played for Canada internationally. The 39-year-old forward from Ruthven, Ont., represented Canada in four Olympic Games and won gold three times. ...
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Tempo turn the page from WNBA debut, look ahead to improve through experience
TORONTO - Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello said there was nervousness, and some excitement. But with Game 1 out of the way, it's time to settle in. The league's first team outside of the United States has turned the page on its historic WNBA de...
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Xav Trudeau to perform at Ottawa Blackjacks' home opener
A Trudeau will be taking the floor in Ottawa on Tuesday, but not for politics. Xav Trudeau, the R&B artist and son of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will perform at the home opener for the Ottawa Blackjacks. The BlackJacks will kick off thei...
20h ago
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CP NewsAlert: Sidney Crosby joining Canada for world championships
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will play for Canada at the world hockey championship in Switzerland More coming. The Canadian Press
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Vancouver-born Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dead at 29
MEMPHIS - Vancouver-born NBA player Brandon Clarke has died at age 29, the Memphis Grizzlies confirmed Tuesday. The Grizzlies did not provide a cause of death for the forward in their announcement on X. Clarke was drafted 21st overall in 2019 and playe...
21h ago
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CFL going back to 20-second play clock in last three minutes of halves
TORONTO - The CFL will keep its 20-second play clock this season after all. CFL games will adopt a 35-second play clock in 2026 but return to a 20-second clock for the final three minutes of each half. It's a move the league's board of governors appro...
23h ago
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Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez calls for new elections at club and seeks another term
MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has called for new elections at Real Madrid and says he will seek another term after claiming he is the victim of a campaign to unseat him. He dismissed rumors that he was tired of the ...
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Guerin, MacFarland, Verbeek up for Jim Gregory Award as top NHL general manager
NEW YORK - Bill Guerin of the Minnesota Wild, Chris MacFarland of the Colorado Avalanche and Pat Verbeek of the Anaheim Ducks are the finalists for the 2025-26 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award, the NHL announced Tuesday. Guerin acquired Qu...
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Sabres return to Luukkonen in goal after back-to-back blowout losses to Habs
MONTREAL - The Buffalo Sabres are making a change in the crease after back-to-back lopsided losses in their second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen re-took his spot in the starter's net at morning skate Tuesday ...
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Cycling Canada won't pursue 2028 Olympics with women's track pursuit team
Cycling Canada has applied the brakes to its elite women's track pursuit team. Cycling Canada will not enter a women's pursuit team at track cycling's world championship in October, even though Canada has qualified for the event, nor will it pursue qua...
May 12, 2026
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Veteran middle linebacker McManis quickly making presence felt with Ticats
HAMILTON - Wynton McManis hasn't wasted any time making his presence felt on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence. The veteran middle linebacker joined the Ticats this off-season following four years with the rival Toronto Argonauts. Early in training camp,...
May 12, 2026
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Bombers return star Vaval pushing for starting role on defence in second CFL season
WINNIPEG - Trey Vaval dominated the CFL in 2025, rewriting league and franchise record books during a historic rookie season. As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers open training camp, many around the three-down game are wondering what the dynamic returner has p...
May 12, 2026
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Blue Jays ace Kevin Gausman reaches 2,000 strikeout milestone, 90th all time
TORONTO - Kevin Gausman gained some ground on Max Scherzer on Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout list on Monday, even reaching a major milestone. Gausman struck out five over 4 2/3 innings but took the loss as the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the ...
May 12, 2026
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