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Falcon Contracting advance to Spruce City Semi-Finals
The Spruce City Fastball League playoffs continued Tuesday night with a pair of games. In the opener, it was Falcon Contracting earning an 11-7 over Falcon Camp Services to advance to the semi-final w...
Sep 09, 2020

Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 100 in B.C.
VICTORIA-Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported this afternoon (Sept.9) in Northern Health, for a total of 193 cases in the north since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, 100 new cases were re...
Sep 09, 2020

Mall owners close to buying JC Penney out of bankruptcy
NEW YORK - Mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to a deal to buy department store chain J.C. Penney out of bankruptcy and keep the chain running. Penney's lawyer...
Sep 09, 2020

Quality relief: Blue Jays bullpen has helped Toronto climb standings
Waiver wire pickups. Japanese league veterans. Returnees from injury layoffs. Minor-league free agent signings. The Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen is a varied collection of pitchers that has man...
Sep 09, 2020

Third party in New Brunswick loses candidate due to online comments
FREDERICTON - Another political party in New Brunswick has dropped a candidate for next week's provincial election because of past comments made online. The People's Alliance party has confirmed that ...
Sep 09, 2020

Social Media Post Prompts Bear Conservation Discussion
PRINCE GEORGE - Dave Bakker shared a photo of a bear sighting on Facebook to the Northern Bear Awareness Society page with a grim caption. The bear was spotted eating its last meal out of a trash bin ...
Sep 09, 2020

Coaches proud of Canadian success on PGA Tour for 2019-20 season
Although 2019-20 was a strange, start-and-stop season on the PGA Tour, it was also arguably the best-ever campaign for Canadian golfers. Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Hadwin, Corey Conners and...
Sep 09, 2020

Blue Jays first baseman Tellez likely to go injured list with knee strain
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says first baseman Rowdy Tellez will likely go on the 10-day injured list after an MRI exam revealed a right knee strain. Tellez was repl...
Sep 09, 2020

WE Charity closing Canadian operations, Kielburger brothers leaving
OTTAWA - WE Charity says it is closing its Canadian operations, blaming COVID-19 and the political fallout from the Liberal government's plan to have it run a multimillion-dollar student-voluntee...
Sep 09, 2020

New program allows COVID-19 patients to stay home while in hospital care: B.C. fall/winter plan
VICTORIA-Fall and winter are right around the corner, and this is the season health officials across B.C. have been preparing for since the start of the pandemic.Fall and winter have been referred to ...
Sep 09, 2020