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Million dollar Lotto 6/49 ticket sold in Smithers
SMITHERS - Dwayne Etzerza is a million dollars richer after purchasing a winning Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw ticket on Nov.25.The Telegraph Creek resident bought the ticket from Shoppers Drug Mar...
Dec 11, 2020
Veteran long-snapper Ladouceur set to break NFL record for games played by Canadian
It's shaping up to be a season to forget for the Dallas Cowboys but veteran Canadian long-snapper L.P. Ladouceur is closing in a historic mark. Dallas's game Sunday versus the Cincinnati Bengals will ...
Dec 11, 2020
Desperate for ice, Canadian world champion speedskater Ivanie Blondin looks to Europe
CALGARY - The feeling her speedskating season is slipping away compelled world champion Ivanie Blondin to break ranks with the Canadian team. The Ottawa athlete heads to Europe on Monday in search of ...
Dec 11, 2020
B.C. biotech company AbCellera Biologics goes public, shares surge 170% on Nasdaq
VANCOUVER - Shares of Vancouver biotechnology company AbCellera Biologics hit the public market today, soaring about 170 per cent by midday after their debut. The stock began trading on the Nasdaq Glo...
Dec 11, 2020
Two positive cases of COVID-19 at Winners HomeSense
PRINCE GEORGE - Two staff members at the Winners HomeSense in Prince George have come down with COVID-19.In a statement to CKPG Today, Winners-HomeSense didn't specify the date of those positive cases...
Dec 11, 2020
Nunavut minister pleads with Arviat residents to stay home, vaccine coming soon
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's health minister is pleading with residents of Arviat, where a COVID-19 outbreak continues to see new infections, to stay home. Lorne Kusugak says if people living in Arvia...
Dec 11, 2020
Bucks game is one of three that will be broadcast for national U.S. audience
The Toronto Raptors will take on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in front of a national U.S. television audience on Feb. 18. The game is one of three that's being aired in the U.S. in th...
Dec 11, 2020
COVID-19 exposure at St. Mary's Catholic School
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health says there's been a COVID-19 exposure event at St. Mary's Catholic School.The exposure occurred December 1-2. The exposure is one of several to have occurred in norther...
Dec 11, 2020
Canadian Premier League's York 9 FC rebrands as York United FC with new logo, colours
TORONTO - After two seasons in the Canadian Premier League, York 9 FC is rebranding. The club will be known as York United Football Club with a new crest and jersey to go with the name. The franchise'...
Dec 11, 2020
Senate Democrats speak out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A prominent group of Senate Democrats is speaking out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Verm...
Dec 11, 2020