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Rescue dogs come to Canada in search of forever families
There were dozens of dogs in the back of the van travelling the 1,400 kilometres from Tennessee to the Greater Toronto Area - and one of them was a barker. The trip last year was one of the bigge...
Dec 08, 2019
Conservatives urge Morneau to deliver 'urgent' fall economic update
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on Finance Minister Bill Morneau to deliver an "urgent" fall economic update, including a plan to get back to balance. Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, the fina...
Dec 08, 2019
Petition calls for appeal of former Burns Lake mayor's sentence
BURNS LAKE - A petition is calling on B.C. Attorney General David Eby to appeal the recent sentence of former Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold.In May, Strimbold pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual ...
Dec 08, 2019 Photo Courtesy Trevor Hewitt, Smithers Interior News
Winterhawks hold Cougars off the scoresheet again
PORTLAND - For the second time this week, the Prince George Cougars were held off of the scoreboard by the Portland Winterhawks.Joel Hofer stopped 25 shots for his fourth shutout, as the Winterhawks b...
Dec 08, 2019
'Devastated': 3 crew killed in Black Hawk crash in Minnesota
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Three soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were killed Thursday when the Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in for a routine maintenance test flight crashed in a farm fiel...
Dec 07, 2019
Drivers, pedestrians need to be more aware with changing road conditions
PRINCE GEORGE - Last week's dumping of snow brought with it a holiday feeling, but also less than ideal road conditions. As such, drivers need to be more aware of pedestrians to ensure everyone's safe...
Dec 07, 2019
Joshua beats Ruiz on points, reclaims heavyweight titles
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight titles Sunday by producing a disciplined and smart display to beat Andy Ruiz Jr. on points in their rematch in the first title fig...
Dec 07, 2019
San Francisco Opera names its first female music director
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Opera has named conductor Eun Sun Kim its new music director, ushering the first woman into the job in the company's history. The 39-year-old Kim will become the comp...
Dec 07, 2019
"Anne with an E" creator says show won't be revived despite fan petition
TORONTO - The creator of the CBC/Netflix drama series "Anne with an E" said she was "moved to tears" by the fan response to the show's cancellation, but said the series will not be renewed despite the...
Dec 07, 2019
Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer wins World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUIS, Alta. - Nicole Schmidhofer of Austria won the women's World Cup downhill on Saturday at Lake Louise, Alta. Schmidhofer's time was one minute 49.92 seconds. She was the only woman to g...
Dec 07, 2019