http://ca.news.yahoo.com/localnews/2344926/YT Yahoo! Canada Local News - Yukon Territory A violent storm in Hecate Strait early Monday forced BC Ferries to turn a Skidegate-bound vessel back and return to Prince Rupert. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=a0e62965-4a7d-4345-bd9e-764e1d59f307&k=27582 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:42:16 +0000 Vancouver restaurant owners will no longer face a strict limit on how much alcohol they can sell, city Coun. Heather Deal said Monday. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=5264d6d2-59c4-468a-ad80-61b765f6edc0&k=92427 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:42:06 +0000 Paige Cooper, Isabella Bardua and Jared and Elizabeth Hughes are too young to remember public skating at the open-air arena at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver. For nearly a decade the oval underneath Robson Street has gathered leaves in the fall, and dust the rest of the year. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=05ddeae1-284d-45e5-b56e-149b9ce4ff55&k=85283 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:29:27 +0000 When the B.C. Court of Appeal tossed out the complaint from the female ski jumpers last week, it also clarified who actually calls the shots regarding both the 2010 Winter Games and the Olympic movement. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=4f201209-94a8-422e-ad75-270cb7c581b5&k=99674 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:29:17 +0000 Abbotsford council approved a plan Monday night for a Canuck Place children's hospice in Abbotsford that would eliminate the long trip to Vancouver's facility for hundreds of sick children and their families. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=d057d7d5-6f69-48fd-92eb-ebbcbb9957c1&k=808 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:29:07 +0000 When Kimberly Friesen leapt into the raging Quesnel River to save an eight-year-old boy it took her breath away — literally. http://www.theprovince.com/couldn+breathe+just+pushed+instinct+says+Quesnel+River+rescue+hero/2258168/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:30:04 +0000 Celebrating the life of SFU quarterback Bernd Dittrich. http://www.theprovince.com/Gallery+Celebrating+life+quarterback+Bernd+Dittrich/2258191/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:30:04 +0000 If you’re seeing a lot of moustachioed men walking around, that’s because it’s Movember.The local version of a nationwide fundraiser to further the awareness of issues surrounding prostate cancer is a ‘Pounds for Pennies’ liftoff that will be held on Saturday at X Conditioning, 505 Second Ave.X Conditioning team members Jay, Mike and Dallas will be lifting at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. and taking ... http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=999916900&Itemid=564 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:14:14 +0000 A man has been killed in an apparent hit-and-run incident near 200th Street and 59th Avenue in Langley, B.C. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/23/bc-pedestrian-hit-run-langley.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:49:20 +0000 A middle-aged man was found dead near an intersection in Langley Monday night, a possible victim of a hit-and-run driver. http://www.theprovince.com/feared+after+homeless+found+dead+Langley+road/2258155/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:30:04 +0000 The forgotten man is easy to spot in the bowels of GM Place. http://www.theprovince.com/Injured+million+Pavol+Demitra+eager+prove+worth/2258094/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:45:04 +0000 Critics have long questioned whether the Northern Adventure ferry is suitable for the stormy waters off B.C.'s north coast, and Monday's aborted voyage, which saw the vessel return to shore because of high winds, is bound to add to the controversy. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/23/bc-northern-adventure-controversy.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:19:21 +0000 The deadline for nominations is drawing near.The opportunity to add someone to the list of those who could join the 52 athletes, coaches and builders already inducted into the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame.The most-recent induction ceremony was in 2008, and the next banquet is slated to take place on April 10, 2010, at the Kinsmen Hall. To date, the nomination committee has received just ... http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=999916866&Itemid=564 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:59:24 +0000 If not for a ridiculous effort from an opposition goaltender, the Prince George Integris Credit Union bantam Cougars, the city’s Tier 2 team, would’ve been in gold contention.The Cougars finished fourth in a weekend event in Grand Prairie, but not without getting off to a frustrating start against the hosts.Grande Prairie goalie Jayden Lavalley stopped an incredible 70 shots in the tournament’s ... http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=999916864&Itemid=564 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:59:14 +0000 A 15-month-old Ontario boy fell to his death from a balcony at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Sunday evening after slipping from mother's arms. http://www.theprovince.com/Airport+tragedy+toddler+falls+death+from+arms/2257943/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:24 +0000 Midwives in B.C. are raising the alarm about a potential slowdown in the province's only registered midwife training program. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/23/bc-ubc-midwives-funding-review.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:04:20 +0000 U.S. government safety regulators are recalling more than 2.1 million drop-side cribs made by B.C.-based Stork Craft Manufacturing, the biggest crib recall in U.S. history. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/23/crib-recall023.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:34:20 +0000 The Prince George Cougars have acquired 18-year-old winger Spencer Asuchak from the Tri-City Americans for a conditional 2010 bantam draft choice.Asuchak, who lived in Prince George from Grade 2 to Grade 7 and played for the peewee rep team, is six-foot-four and 210 pounds, and has 50 games of WHL experience.For more, see Tuesday's Citizen. http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=999916819&Itemid=564 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:45:02 +0000 The search remains ongoing for a Williams Lake man whose been missing for nearly two weeks.Tyler Walton, 25, was last seen on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.He's described as an outgoing person, in good physical shape, about 5'11" tall and 150 lbs and wears his hear at medium length and normally has a full beard.Police have made numerous inquiries but despite this, no leads have surfaced to explain Walton's ... http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=999916684&Itemid=557 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:44:49 +0000 Trevor the dog is back in city custody, after being spotted on the street without his muzzle. http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/none-of-this-is-trevors-fault/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:11:48 +0000 The Yukon’s mining industry heard about the worldwide recession, but it really didn’t feel it, government geologist Mike Burke said this morning in his address to the 37th Yukon Geoscience Forum in Whitehorse. http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/mining-sidestepped-recession-delegates-told/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:11:37 +0000 Air Canada has added another 70 seats per day to its Vancouver route for the Christmas season. http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/airlines-add-more-flights-next-month/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:11:28 +0000 The excitement was almost bursting out of Takhini Arena this weekend; there wasn’t a parking spot to be found, and a line up of excited hockey fans wound its way through the parking lot. http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/huskies-throw-back-hits-to-capture-friday-night-win/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:26:37 +0000 The outdoor skating rink at Robson Square in the heart of downtown Vancouver has been reopened for the first time in nearly 10 years. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/23/bc-robson-square-skating-rink.html?ref=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:34:20 +0000 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:42:16 +0000