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Mandela's lawyer, anti-apartheid activist George Bizos dies
JOHANNESBURG - Anti-apartheid crusader and Nelson Mandela's personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92, his family said Wednesday. He died of natural causes at home, the family said. Bizos, who came ...
Sep 09, 2020

NY doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients
NEW YORK - A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, was charged Wednesday with attacki...
Sep 09, 2020

Legault, Ford call on Ottawa to increase health transfers to provinces
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to increase health transfers to the provinces, saying sustainable, long-term funding is required on top of the fe...
Sep 09, 2020

Second bid for freedom proves fatal for ball python near Victoria
SAANICH, B.C. - A python that twice escaped from its owner in the Victoria area has not survived its second bid for freedom. Saanich police say the snake, which was nearly 1.5 metres long,&n...
Sep 09, 2020

Second bid for freedom proves fatal for ball python near Victoria
SAANICH, B.C. - A python that twice escaped from its owner in the Victoria area has not survived its second bid for freedom. Saanich police say the snake, which was nearly 1.5 metres long,&n...
Sep 09, 2020

On new album, Chick Corea plays with a piano and his fans
NEW YORK - If you're very lucky, one day Chick Corea will make your portrait. And because he's a formidable musician, it will be a portrait entirely in musical notes. Corea likes inviting volunteers o...
Sep 09, 2020

Statistics Canada rejigs low-income stats, showing growing poverty gap
OTTAWA - An updated picture of poverty across the country prior to the COVID-19 pandemic is showing that those living well below the low-income threshold had fallen further behind. The figures fr...
Sep 09, 2020

'We are continuously exploring ways to offer more face-to-face instruction': UNBC Winter Semester
PRINCE GEORGE-Students are moved in and ready to start learning atop University Hill, but what will the Winter Semester look like?"The coming academic term is going to be different from any other we'v...
Sep 09, 2020

LGBTQ Canadians more likely to experience assault than heterosexuals: survey
A Statistics Canada study says gay, lesbian, bisexual and other sexual minority people are nearly three times more likely than heterosexuals to experience sexual or physical assaul...
Sep 09, 2020

Full driver doors coming to BC Transit in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-BC Transit is taking another step to protecting it's transit operators.Full driver doors are coming to buses in Prince George, and across BC Transit systems in the province, in an attemp...
Sep 09, 2020