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Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement
Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White Plains, New York, days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of the...
Sep 17, 2019
Biggio hits for the cycle as Blue Jays beat Orioles 8-5
BALTIMORE - Rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Tuesday night. Biggio homered in the third, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth a...
Sep 17, 2019
PG's Gendron hoping to score big city roster spot
One local prospect that hopes to be taking the ice at the CN Centre this weekend is actually a Cougars opponent. The Vancouver Giants come to town on Friday and with them, possibly Jacob Gendron. The ...
Sep 17, 2019
Top picked prospect returns home after first Cougars camp
The Cougars roster sits at 25 players this week, which includes eight defencemen and fifteen forwards.The team has returned 15-year-old Keaton Dowhaniuk to his midget prep team. The move was expected ...
Sep 17, 2019
Local Timberwolf written in the stars
After two impressive performances seven days apart, UNBC Timberwolves midfielder Owen Stewart has earned himself a Canada West Third Star honour. The Prince George local picked up a pair of assists in...
Sep 17, 2019
Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75
NEW YORK - Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like "Just What I Needed," was discovered dead Sunday aftern...
Sep 17, 2019
Toronto FC edge Colorado 3-2 to spoil Rapids coach Robin Fraser's homecoming
Toronto FC extended its unbeaten streak in all competition to nine games (5-0-4) Sunday with a 3-2 victory over a resilient Colorado side that is proving to be a tough out under former Toron...
Sep 17, 2019
Only on AP: Vape maker overhauls packaging to counter fakes
LOS ANGELES - A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit ...
Sep 17, 2019
Facebook to name first oversight panel members by year-end
BOSTON - Facebook said Tuesday that it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by year-end. The oversight panel is intended to rule on thorny content issues, such ...
Sep 17, 2019
Trudeau campaigns in Atlantic Canada
MIDGELL, P.E.I. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau travelled Tuesday through Atlantic Canada, hoping to remind Atlantic Canadians why they handed him every seat in the regio...
Sep 17, 2019