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Polars' rookie faces unique obstacle head-on
There's little doubt that living life with just one arm presents its challenges, but for Prince George Secondary School's Blair Eckert, he's never seen it as an obstacle. He's excelled in karate since...
Sep 19, 2019
Hays robs Guerrero, Jays sweep Orioles with 8-4 victory
BALTIMORE - Cavan Biggio homered and had three RBIs to offset a spectacular, homer-robbing catch by Austin Hays, and the Toronto Blue Jays used a six-run seventh inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 8...
Sep 19, 2019
Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo, B.C. The provincial government says its experts and a group of local beekeeper...
Sep 19, 2019
Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo, B.C. The provincial government says its experts and a group of local beekeeper...
Sep 19, 2019
Forests Minister "gets" COFI
PRINCE GEORGE - Forests Minister Doug Donaldson says he has thoroughly read a report completed by the Council of Forest Industries on the future of the industry.The report, entitled "SMART FUTURE: A p...
Sep 19, 2019
New economic development opportunity?
PRINCE GEORGE - A familiar face is heading up a special Assembly of First Nations Chiefs Committee on Cannabis, a committee that arose from a national cannabis summit earlier this year. Terry Teegee w...
Sep 19, 2019 cannabis retail
Community reacts to Trudeau controversy
Reaction continues to pour in from across the country following the publishing of photos of Justin Trudeau wearing brown face.Locally, it is no different.At UNBC, Political science lecturer Jason Morr...
Sep 19, 2019
Justin Trudeau's painful blackface past a teachable moment: observers
TORONTO - The image of a smiling Justin Trudeau in a turban and dark makeup is unquestionably offensive, but law professor and former Ontario human rights commissioner Errol Mendes says the ...
Sep 19, 2019
AP Source: GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs
DETROIT - A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a per...
Sep 19, 2019
From minstrel shows to campus firestorms, Canada's long history of blackface
Justin Trudeau's political fate hangs in the balance as a series of images of the Liberal leader wearing blackface and brownface have roiled the federal election campaign. The scandal has shocked many...
Sep 19, 2019