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Decisions, Decisions: Cougars lock in 20-year-olds, still debating goalie situation
Big roster decisions will have to be made by the Cougars ahead of their season opener next Friday, and how players perform in their final two preseason games this week will be huge. Among the decision...
Sep 11, 2019
Tellez and Hernandez homer as Blue Jays dump slumping Red Sox 8-0
TORONTO - Rowdy Tellez and Teoscar Hernandez homered and four Toronto pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout as the Blue Jays dumped the Boston Red Sox 8-0 on Wednesday n...
Sep 11, 2019
Piece of 9/11 history still running in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The world changed on September 11, 2001 when the World Trade Centre was attacked. Eighteen years later and over 4,600 kilometres away in Prince George, a little piece of that history r...
Sep 11, 2019
Invasive hornet found on Vancouver Island for the first time: B.C. government
VICTORIA - An insect that is listed as an invasive species in British Columbia has been found in the Nanaimo area, which the provincial government says is the first time Asian giant hornets&...
Sep 11, 2019
In new book, Times reporters detail Weinstein investigation
NEW YORK - A new book by The New York Times reporters who uncovered sexual misconduct accusations against Harvey Weinstein reveals the identities of some of the whistleblowers who aided their investig...
Sep 11, 2019
Election officially underway
PRINCE GEOGRE - While the ads have been running for some time, the federal election race is officially underway with the writ being dropped today. UNBC Political Scientist Gary Wilson says the environ...
Sep 11, 2019
Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now 'dead'
WASHINGTON - U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly cancelled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan lea...
Sep 11, 2019
Open house tonight
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Housing, the City of Prince George and Northern Health are hosting a public open house at the Civic and Conference Centre from five to eight p.m. tonight to talk about a new housing...
Sep 11, 2019 housing project
Quesnel's leadership is confident with its economic future
QUESNEL - Variable operating schedules are one of the ways West Fraser Timber plans to decrease production by up to 25 per cent. Many other forestry companies have also made changes to their business ...
Sep 11, 2019
Crown says former hostage Joshua Boyle is lying about wife's supposed failings
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle is lying about his wife Caitlan Coleman's being a neglectful, unfit mother, a Crown attorney said Monday. Prosecutor Jason Neubauer said Boyle, who i...
Sep 11, 2019