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Hot weather, mountain bike races, live bands, barbecues and a bike obstacle builders battle - all that and more is in store for participants and spectators checking out the activities today and Sunday at the Hot Day at Otway festival.

Dante Raposo is no longer a Prince George Spruce King. The B.C. Hockey League team announced Friday they've traded the 18-year-old forward to the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in return for future considerations.

For football players aged 12 to 18, this is your chance to show off your talents. Tryouts for roster spots on Team B.C.

The men's soccer preseason starts next weekend for the UNBC Timberwolves. They will travel to Kamloops for an exhibition tournament hosted by the Thompson Rivers WolfPack. UNBC will face the WolfPack next Friday at 6 p.m.

If you're from out of town and want to try out the Tabor Mountain Bike Park, here's an offer you can't refuse. Free lift passes. Starting Aug.

The Prince George Lomak midget Knights knew they were in a must-win situation Friday night at the BC Baseball double-A provincial championship.

The ice is ready and the competition for roster spots on the Northern Capitals triple-A female midget hockey team begins today. Players invited to try out for the Capitals, the defending B.C. champions, will gather for fitness testing today at 1 p.m.

Players intent on being members of the 2016-17 Cariboo Cougars will start a three-day evaluation camp today at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena. The Cougars skate in the B.C.

Ralph Gardner, one of the founding fathers of the Prince George Auto Racing Association, died on Sunday after a brief battle with cancer. He was 85.

It was a close one, and the stakes were high.