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Northern Health plan to address drug deaths
PRINCE GEORGE - The number of opioid-related deaths in Northern Health has grown 35% between 2017 and 2018, making it the second highest location for overdose deaths in BC.As a result, Northern Health...
Jul 08, 2019 Opioid Crisis
Cougars sign their two first-round Bantam Draft selections
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Cougars Hockey Club is welcoming two new members, defenceman Keaton Dowhaniuk and forward Koehn Ziemmer.Dowhaniuk and Ziemmer were the Cougars' two first-round selectio...
Jul 08, 2019 Courtesy of the Prince George Cougars
Freeform supports Halle Bailey's Ariel casting amid backlash
LOS ANGELES - A Disney-owned cable network has taken aim at critics who disagreed with the decision to cast Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming adaption of "The Little Mermaid." Freeform posted an o...
Jul 08, 2019
Eric Swalwell says he's ending his 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California is ending his presidential bid, becoming the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary to exit the campaign. Swalwell announced his deci...
Jul 08, 2019
U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...
Jul 08, 2019
Ride-hailing set to hit the streets this fall in BC
VICTORIA-After more than five years, the BC Government is finally delivering on its promise to bring ride hailing to BC.Companies will be able to apply to enter the ride-hailing market as early as Sep...
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Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...
Jul 08, 2019
Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...
Jul 08, 2019
Don Cherry says he'll return to Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts
TORONTO - Don Cherry says he isn't moving on from "Coach's Corner" just yet. On Saturday, Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons wrote Cherry's return next season hadn't been confirmed. The colourfu...
Jul 08, 2019
Trump will 'no longer deal' with UK ambassador after cables
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he will "no longer deal" with the British ambassador to the United States following the leak of frank cables assessing his administration. Trump says of the am...
Jul 08, 2019