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American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging flight
MIAMI - An American Airlines mechanic appeared in court Friday on charges of sabotaging a flight because he was upset about stalled union contract negotiations and wanted to earn overtime fixing the p...
Sep 06, 2019
Argos general manager Jim Popp not looking to shuffle CFL team's roster
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are in the East Division basement, but GM Jim Popp isn't looking to shuffle his roster. Toronto (1-9) has dropped three straight to stand fourth in the East Division, f...
Sep 06, 2019
Ride-sharing coming
PRINCE GEORGE - Ride-sharing has been a hot topic in the Lower Mainland for some time now, but not so much here. Not anymore. An Ontario-based company has applied to the Province to provide ride-shari...
Sep 06, 2019 Uride
Bombers defence ready for another crack at Riders as rivals clash in Banjo Bowl
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson is always a formidable foe, but on Saturday there may be a bit more fire in his belly. The Blue Bombers star defensive lineman is cranked up for the sold out Banjo Bowl wit...
Sep 06, 2019
Canada wraps up Rugby World Cup preparations with final warmup against U.S.
Canada wraps up its Rugby World Cup preparations against the U.S. on Saturday with coach Kingsley Jones fielding a strong side for the game at B.C. Place Stadium. The Canadian starting 15 could well s...
Sep 06, 2019
BC loses jobs for third straight month; unemployment up slightly in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The unemployment rate in Prince George is sitting at 4.9 per cent, a slight increase from the 4.3 per cent last month. The other factor is participation, which is over 73 per cent.Empl...
Sep 06, 2019
One man arrested following incident involving stolen vehicle
It was a scene straight out of movie Friday afternoon at the intersection of 15th and Central.Prince George RCMP arrested one male after an off duty RCMP recognized the stolen vehicle. "I pulled up ca...
Sep 06, 2019 (photo credit to Leanne Cowan)
Maine to allow ranked votes in general presidential election
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine is set to become the first state to allow voters to rank candidates in a general presidential election. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said Friday she'll allow such a bill to becom...
Sep 06, 2019
Maple Leafs star Matthews content to stay out of Marner contract talks
CHICAGO - Not usually one to shy away from the limelight, Auston Matthews is more than happy to sit this one out. Unlike teammate Mitch Marner and a host of other still-unsigned restricted free agents...
Sep 06, 2019
Canadian hurdler Sage Watson captures Diamond League gold
BRUSSELS - Canada's Sage Watson won the women's 400-metre hurdles on Friday at the Diamond League finals. The native of Medicine Hat, Alta., finished in 55.58 seconds, more than one second ahead of ru...
Sep 06, 2019