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Air Ambulance base launched in Prince George
.PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George is the home for a permanent ambulance helicopter. The helicopter and crew will have quick access to some of the smaller communities that surround Prince George. Accordin...
Dec 01, 2020
Visitor: Monolith toppled by group who said 'leave no trace'
SALT LAKE CITY - New clues have surfaced in the disappearance of a gleaming monolith in Utah that seemed to melt away as mysteriously as it appeared in the red-rock desert - though it's no longer the ...
Dec 01, 2020
Salesforce buying work-chat service Slack for $27.7 billion
SAN RAMON, Calif. - Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against long...
Dec 01, 2020
Passenger complaints filed in pandemic won't start to be processed until 2021
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's transport regulator says the 11,000 complaints filed to the Canadian Transportation Agency since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will not start to be processed until e...
Dec 01, 2020
Toronto FC looking for a new designated player who can generate goals
Toronto FC will be going after goals in searching for a third designated player. The slot became open this week when TFC announced that while it was open to Argentine winger Pablo Piatti returning, it...
Dec 01, 2020
'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticism
LOS ANGELES - Native American tribes and advocates are condemning "Big Sky," a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on Indigenous women and instead making whites the c...
Dec 01, 2020
Toronto Raptors sign Canadian Oshae Brissett, unveil camp roster in Florida
On the Toronto Raptors' first full day in their temporary home away from home, the state of Florida hit an inglorious milestone, surpassing one million COVID-19 cases. Concern around the pandemic itse...
Dec 01, 2020
7 Prince George Mounties awarded for taking impaired drivers off the road
PRINCE GEORGE - Seven Prince George RCMP officers have been recognized for their work on impaired driving investigations and subsequently named to Alexa's Team.Alexa Middelaer was only four-and-a half...
Dec 01, 2020
Nestle, Cargill at high court in child labour case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed concerned Tuesday about the impact of siding with food giants Nestle and Cargill and ending a lawsuit that claims they knowingly bought cocoa beans from farms in ...
Dec 01, 2020
UN: Pandemic to fan surge in humanitarian needs in 2021
GENEVA - The U.N. humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help ...
Dec 01, 2020