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Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports books
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday, with customers risking money on everything from the coin toss at the start of the game, to the colour ...
Feb 05, 2020

Kobe Bryant's books surging in popularity
Books created by Kobe Bryant's content company soared in popularity in the days following the basketball legend's death in a helicopter crash. A trio of the books created by Bryant's Granity Studios w...
Feb 05, 2020

China new virus deaths rise to 563; 2 cruisers quarantined
BEIJING - China on Thursday reported 73 more deaths from a new virus, raising its total to 563, as the World Health Organization appealed for more funds to help countries battle the spread of the dise...
Feb 05, 2020

Canada's humble star Sinclair gets pushed into spotlight
CARSON, Calif. - Christine Sinclair says she's sorry she hasn't gotten back to all the well-wishers who reached out after she set the international goals record. Canada's veteran striker didn't get mu...
Feb 05, 2020

Mining is good for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The Natural Resources Forum highlighted one industry, in particular as having a positive forecast. There are currently 17 mines and two smelters in operation in BC right now. "Mining i...
Feb 05, 2020

Tom Hanks, Chris Rock added to Oscars presenters
LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks, Chris Rock and Taika Waititi are some of the presenters who will take the Oscars stage at the Dolby Theatre during Sunday's ceremony. Producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Steph...
Feb 05, 2020

No Coastal GasLink resolution found following Wiggus Table between Hereditary Chiefs, Province
PRINCE GEORGE - A discussion table known as Wiggus, or respect, was held between Hereditary Chiefs and the Province, with Monday and Tuesday designed specifically for discussion and a cooling off or p...
Feb 05, 2020

Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
LOS ANGELES - Kirk Douglas, the muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films and helped fatally weaken the Hollywood blacklist, has died a...
Feb 05, 2020

Isitwendam makes its return to Theatre NorthWest
PRINCE GEORGE - Theatre NorthWest will have their performance of Isitwendam: An Understanding open tomorrow in Prince George, fresh off of its world premiere in Toronto. The production was named winne...
Feb 05, 2020

Province commits to West Fraser Road rebuild
QUESNEL -The provincial government says plans are moving ahead to rebuild and realign West Fraser Road.The road was damaged by flooding in April 2018 when high water levels from the spring freshet cau...
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