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The ice is in great shape for skating and everybody is invited to today's season-opening festivities at the Exhibition Park ice oval.

Taylor Stefishen wasn't mincing his words. The Prince George Cougars were simply awful in their attempts to knock off the Western Hocley League Eastern Conference frontrunners.

The Carioboo region StarSkate figure skating championships start Friday in Quesnel. The Prince George Figure Skating Club has 31 skaters competing in the three-day event.

Dan Gallo is back on the world armwrestling stage. Ranked second in Canada, the Prince George Armwrestling Club member is pulling for the 165-pound open left- and right-hand titles at the world championships in Mesquite, Nev.

Jag Seehra is one step away from his national dream. He's going for gold today at the Canadian senior boxing championships.

With one fall on the soccer field, Alix Wells's career as a downhill skier flashed before her eyes. Her leg was broken just above the ankle and the thought of her ski racing this season was, literally, cast in uncertainty.

Michael Dahms's curling plans have changed. Originally, the 25-year-old Prince George Golf and Curling Club skip ruled out competing in this weekend's B.C. Interior men's playdowns in Kamloops. He's had a change of heart.

Christmas is approaching, but today it feels like a combination of three days - Mother's Day, Remembrance Day, and a day to recognize over-the-top volunteerism.

The WHL scouts will be out in full force this weekend at the Kin Centre. Some of the top bantam teams in the province will be there strutting their hockey skills in the Panago bantam rep tournament. Two of those squads are from Prince George.

The skates are a size 10 on the kids' scale, and they've now become one of Tianna Spoletini's most prized possessions.