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Consumer borrowing advances solid 3.6% in July, second gain
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Rese...
Sep 08, 2020
'We want him back': Canucks trying to re-sign goalie Jacob Markstrom
VANCOUVER - Canucks general manager Jim Benning says he wants to keep goalie Jacob Markstrom in Vancouver. Benning told reporters Tuesday that he spoke with the Swedish netminder's agent on Monday and...
Sep 08, 2020
City reminds residents of elimination of late payment penalties on utility bills due to pandemic
PRINCE GEORGE-The City of Prince George is reminding residents that due to the pandemic, late payment penalties on utility bills have been eliminated.Property owners in Prince George have received or ...
Sep 08, 2020
Rochester police leaders retire in wake of calls for change
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday. La'Ron Sin...
Sep 08, 2020
After two-game slide, Toronto FC faces must-win game against Impact in Montreal
While its schedule after this week is unclear, Toronto FC knows what it needs to do Wednesday in Montreal. Win. Toronto looks to bounce back from consecutive losses when it plays the last match o...
Sep 08, 2020
Fire at abandoned gas well near Prespatou Village
PRESPATOU, B.C.-Crews are responding to a fire at an abandoned gas well in northeastern B-C.The B-C Oil and Gas Commission says the fire is small and is burning in a remote location outside Prespatou ...
Sep 08, 2020
COVID-19 modelling expert says doubling-trend of cases poses risk if continued into fall
PRINCE GEORGE - Dr. Caroline Colijn admits we're in one of those moments where she wishes she had been wrong.Back in the middle of July, the Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Inf...
Sep 08, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott says team still has much to offer
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack made mistakes on and off the field, were underprepared for promotion to the top-tier Super League and have "damaged bridges within the game," according to coac...
Sep 08, 2020
Belarus musician emerges as a key opposition activist
KYIV, Ukraine - A professional flute player with no political experience might seem to be an unlikely figure to take on the feared KGB state security agency in Belarus. But Maria Kolesnikova did just ...
Sep 08, 2020
Major Crime Unit says criminality involved in disappearance of Fort St. James man
FORT ST.JAMES-The BC RCMP Major Crime Unit is taking over a missing person investigation originally covered by CKPG News on September 1st, after the man's vehicle was located without locating its owne...
Sep 08, 2020