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LeBron, Giannis choose their teams for the All-Star Game
Anthony Davis is LeBron James' teammate in Los Angeles, and they'll be teammates at the All-Star Game in Chicago as well. James took his fellow Lakers All-Star with the No. 1 overall pick of the Feb. ...
Feb 06, 2020
Nick Taylor takes lead on glorious day at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Canadian Nick Taylor opened with an eagle, closed with two birdies and made a gorgeous day feel even better with an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula that gave him the lead Thurs...
Feb 06, 2020
Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as virus alarm doctor dies
BEIJING - Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbour while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got i...
Feb 06, 2020
Talking to seniors
sPRINCE GEORGE - Loneliness. It strikes all of us as we grow older. The Prince George Council of Seniors is re-launching a program to address the issue for seniors living in Prince George. The program...
Feb 06, 2020
Two more presumptive cases of the coronavirus in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Two more presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in British Columbia, where a total of four people have now been sickened with the illness. D...
Feb 06, 2020
No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review
VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...
Feb 06, 2020
Trump uses State of Union to campaign; Pelosi rips up speech
WASHINGTON - Standing before a Congress and a nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to extol a "Great American Comeback" on his watch, just ...
Feb 06, 2020
AP Source: Bryant memorial set for Feb. 24 at Staples Center
LOS ANGELES - A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center, a person with knowledge of the details tol...
Feb 06, 2020
Associated Press unable to declare winner of Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Associated Press said Thursday that it is unable to declare a winner of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. With 97% of precincts reporting from Monday's caucuses, former South Bend, In...
Feb 06, 2020
Chinese envoy lauds virus co-operation with Canada, amid chill in relationship
OTTAWA - China's envoy to Ottawa offered glowing praise Thursday for Canada's help in combating the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and suggested that might useful in repairing the diplomatic rift b...
Feb 06, 2020