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Trump draws boos when introduced to crowd at World Series
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of his presidency. Yet he still drew loud boos and jeers when intr...
Oct 28, 2019
Cougars win in overtime
PRINCE GEORGE -A 3-2 overtime win for the Prince George Cougars over the Vancouver Giants Sunday afternoon in Langley. Ryan Schoettler scored the overtime winner, with just 30-seconds remaining in the...
Oct 28, 2019 Courtesy Prince George Cougars
A losing finish for the Spruce Kings on the road
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Spruce Kings wrapped up their Island road trip on a losing note, falling 6-1 to the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Sunday afternoon. Captain Nolan Welsh scored the lone go...
Oct 28, 2019 Courtesy Spruce Kings
A weekend sweep for the Cariboo Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE -The Cariboo Cougars did all of their scoring in the first period on route to a 3-1 win against the Greater Vancouver Canadians on Sunday in Richmond,good for a weekend sweep on the heel...
Oct 28, 2019 Courtesy Cariboo Cougars
Cigarette packaging and Bill 21; In-The-News for Oct. 28
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 15. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Oct 28, 2019
'I'm dying': Relatives await answers in smuggling case
DO THANH, Vietnam - One family received a final text from their daughter saying she couldn't breathe and was dying. Another grieving family set up a makeshift altar for their missing daughter who paid...
Oct 28, 2019
EU grants new Brexit delay to Jan. 31
BRUSSELS - The European Union agreed to delay Brexit until Jan. 31 next year on Monday - just three days before it was due to take place. European Council president Donald Tusk said on Twitter that th...
Oct 28, 2019
Russian agent Butina returns to Moscow, wants no part of US
MOSCOW - The Russian woman convicted in the United States of being a Russian agent returned to Moscow on Saturday and declared that she has no desire to go back to America. Maria Butina was deported F...
Oct 28, 2019
Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player to get spinal surgery in Thailand
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to depart on a 12,000-kilometre journey to Thailand later this week for surgery that could help restore some of his m...
Oct 28, 2019
Stars advocate for progress at honorary Oscars event
LOS ANGELES - Inequality in the film industry got a high-profile spotlight at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 11th annual Governors Awards, where Cherokee actor Wes Studi, Italian dir...
Oct 28, 2019