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Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at age 94
PARIS - Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Giscard d'Estaing's office said he passed away ...
Dec 02, 2020
More people 'Spruce-ing' up their homes this holiday season, 'Fir' good reasons
PRINCE GEORGE - There is a new trend for Christmas tree shopping, and it involves starting a new family tradition and ditching the fake festive decor.Angel Valley Tree Farm just west of city limits sa...
Dec 02, 2020
Kings hoping to continue momentum of last year's Show Home sell out
It wasn't all doom and gloom for the Prince George Spruce Kings this off-season with Covid-19. Despite the uncertainty of the season, the club was able to continue a couple of traditions which saw som...
Dec 02, 2020
B.C. records 12 more COVID-19 deaths as top doctor warns against non-essential travel
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 cases have levelled off in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions, but they've been rising in the North, Interior and to a lesser extent...
Dec 02, 2020
Horgan looking ahead during Wednesday's media availability
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan opened his media availability this afternoon announcing the new government has had their first cabinet meeting. He says they will call on the legislature next week for a...
Dec 02, 2020
Waiting for passengers, American puts Boeing Max in the air
DALLAS - American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparation for the first flights with paying ...
Dec 02, 2020
Community Counselling Centre gearing up for 2020's digital Miracle on Third
PRINCE GEORGE - Just one more sleep until the 3rd Annual Miracle on Third, and with the struggles and stressed that 2020 has brought upon us, it felt important that mental health was top of mind when ...
Dec 02, 2020
New Raptors wing DeAndre Bembry wears No. 95 in honour of his late brother
TAMPA, Fla. - A week before the 2016 NBA draft, DeAndre Bembry's brother was shot and killed in their hometown of Charlotte. Bembry went 21st overall to Atlanta in that draft, and he has worn No. 95 i...
Dec 02, 2020
Military helicopter, plane dispatched to rescue Mountie and suspect in ravine
BRIDESVILLE, B.C. - The RCMP say two military aircraft rescued a police officer and an alleged trespasser after a foot chase led them into a steep ravine with no easy way out in British Columbia's sou...
Dec 02, 2020
CP investigating after video shows train running over pronghorn antelope herd
MAPLE CREEK, Sask. - Canadian Pacific Railway says an investigation is underway following the release of a video showing one of the company's trains running over dozens of pronghorn antelope in southw...
Dec 02, 2020