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After registering two home victories, Eskimos head to face Bombers in Winnipeg
After opening the season with two solid home wins, Trevor Harris and the Edmonton Eskimos are heading on the road. Edmonton (2-0) visits the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1-0) on Thursday night. The Eskimos ...
Jun 26, 2019
Hang out with cops, drink some pops and enjoy a slice of pizza: RCMP support Special Olympics BC
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George RCMP are hosting their 'Cops, Pops and Pizza' event to support Special Olympics BC.RCMP regular members and auxillary members are teaming up with Special Olympic athlet...
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NewsAlert: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman to retire
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is retiring from the Canadian Forces. The former second-in-command of the Canadian military had been charged with breach of tr...
Jun 26, 2019
Coal train derails into Great Dismal Swamp wildlife refuge
SUFFOLK, Va. - A coal train has derailed into the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. The derailment is still being cleaned up and has raised concerns about the impact on various ...
Jun 26, 2019
Arrest in case of 2 run over at Washington swimming hole
WASHOUGAL, Wash. - A man accused of driving his Jeep through a fence at a Washington state swimming hole and running over two German tourists, killing them, has been arrested, police said Wednesday. T...
Jun 26, 2019
Celina Caesar-Chavannes says black civil servants passed over for promotions
OTTAWA - Qualified black Canadians are being passed over for promotions to senior positions in the federal government due to systemic racial barriers, says Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes....
Jun 26, 2019
NRA's top lobbyist resigns amid turmoil within the group
The National Rifle Association's top lobbyist resigned Wednesday, the latest development in a dizzying array of in-fighting within the gun lobbying group in recent months that has ensnared even its mo...
Jun 26, 2019
Two properties targeted for clean up
PRINCE GEORGE - Two properties were under fire at Council recently.The Willow Inn on Victoria Street and a private property on Blackburn Road were both under the microscope Monday night, with the City...
Jun 26, 2019 Willow Inn
Montreal group would be happy to split Rays home games between two cities
MONTREAL - The man at the helm of a group trying to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal says a plan for the Tampa Bay Rays to split games between Quebec's biggest city and Florida is "groundb...
Jun 26, 2019
Goalie Roberto Luongo retires after 19 NHL seasons
SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida goalie Roberto Luongo has decided to retire after 19 seasons. The 40-year-old Luongo made the announcement Wednesday on his Twitter account. His 489 career victories are third ...
Jun 26, 2019