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Blues' Bouwmeester still in hospital but 'doing well' after collapse
ANAHEIM, Calif. - St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester remained hospitalized and was undergoing tests Wednesday one day after suffering a cardiac episode and collapsing on the bench during a gam...
Feb 12, 2020

Jussie Smollett's image takes new hit with revived charges
CHICAGO - He's disappeared from Twitter, his last Instagram post was eight months ago, and his acting and singing careers appear to be at a standstill. Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has all bu...
Feb 12, 2020

Get a sneak peek at the new downtown pool
PRINCE GEORGE-The City is inviting you to get a sneak peek of the new downtown pool.The public will be able to get a look at the outline for the new pool at two public information sessions at the Prin...
Feb 12, 2020 Courtesy of the City of Prince George.

Receiver Derel Walker still unsigned on second day of CFL free agency
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats added a speedy receiver Wednesday but it wasn't Derel Walker. The East Division champions signed DeVier Posey, the '17 Grey Cup MVP, to a one-year deal. Pos...
Feb 12, 2020

Review: ‘Downhill’ a showcase for Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell
The foreign-language film remake has never been the most esteemed sort of Hollywood production, but the timing of "Downhill," a remake of Ruben stlund's 2014 Swedish film "Force Majeure," hasn't done ...
Feb 12, 2020

Canadian poet M. NourbeSe Philip to receive PEN America writing award
NEW YORK - Canadian poet and fiction writer M. NourbeSe Philip and British playwright Tom Stoppard are among those being honoured next month by PEN America, the literary and human rights organization....
Feb 12, 2020

7th Annual Law Enforcement Career Fair
NEW WESTMINSTER-The 7th annual Law Enforcement Career Fair is taking place next weekend and those interested in law enforcement are encouraged to attend.The fair will take place at the Justice Institu...
Feb 12, 2020

Assembly of First Nations files class action lawsuit over child welfare
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it's taking the federal government to court to seek damages for thousands of children and their families affected by federal child-welfare policies on reser...
Feb 12, 2020

Phoenix pay problem backlog declines, but half of workers still impacted
OTTAWA - The backlog of problems created by the federal government's faulty electronic pay system has dropped below 200,000 for the first time since shortly after it was brought fully online...
Feb 12, 2020

AFN chief says federal government must step in to resolve pipeline dispute
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the federal government must step in to resolve tensions over a natural-gas pipeline running through traditional Indigenous territ...
Feb 12, 2020