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Arizona Supreme Court denies West's bid to appear on ballot
PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Kanye West's bid to appear on the state's Nov. 3 ballot as an independent presidential candidate, just hours before eight of the state's 15 coun...
Sep 08, 2020

All nightclubs must close, restrictions on alcohol at hospitality establishments: 429 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA-Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie has amended her Order on bars, nightclubs and banquet halls.As of today, all nightclubs and banquet halls across the province are being ordered to close,...
Sep 08, 2020

Appeals court agrees R&B singer R. Kelly should stay jailed
NEW YORK - R. Kelly can remain behind bars awaiting multiple trials on child pornography and other charges in three states, an appeals court in New York said Tuesday as a lawyer for the R&B singer...
Sep 08, 2020

Devils hire Mark Recchi as assistant on Lindy Ruff's staff
Mark Recchi played and lifted the Stanley Cup with Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara and coached Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, so the Hockey Hall of Famer knows a thing ...
Sep 08, 2020

Regional Parks Plan Survey Launched
. PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser Fort George is evaluating and modernizing its Regional Parks Plan by conducting an online survey. The Regional District is collecting information unti...
Sep 08, 2020

Lululemon Q2 profits slips but sales increase, driven by e-commerce surge
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat expectations as second-quarter profits slipped despite a two-per-cent increase in sales driven by a surge in online revenues. The Vancouver-based athleis...
Sep 08, 2020

Quebec parents lose first round in legal fight for online classes amid pandemic
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec parents has lost the first round of a legal fight to force the province's Education Department to provide an online learning option for all families who want it. Quebec Su...
Sep 08, 2020

Local business using discount to encourage face mask wearing
PRINCE GEORGE - There are two different perspectives for getting customers to wear face masks, make them mandatory, or use a more educational approach.Books and Company downtown Prince George is givin...
Sep 08, 2020

Major crime investigators join search for missing man in Fort St. James, B.C.
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - The RCMP's Major Crime Unit has taken over a missing person investigation in northern British Columbia. The Mounties say in a news release that 55-year-old William Price wa...
Sep 08, 2020

Raptors will be the "away" team in Game 6, but home court means little in bubble
In any other season, the Toronto Raptors would be in Boston preparing to play for their playoff lives in front of a rowdy Celtics crowd at TD Garden. But this isn't any other season. While the NB...
Sep 08, 2020