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For an encore, 'Joker' is No. 1 again at the box office
NEW YORK - Put on a happy face. "Joker" is No. 1 again. Todd Phillip's R-rated comic-book hit regained the top spot at the weekend box office in its fourth week of release, narrowly besting "Maleficen...
Oct 27, 2019

Refugee guilty of attempting to murder Edmonton police officer, 4 pedestrians
EDMONTON - A Somali refugee has been found guilty of trying to kill a policeman outside a football game as well as four pedestrians who were struck with a U-Haul van - an attack originally investigate...
Oct 27, 2019

Quebec municipal police forces call for $788 million to address funding gap
LAVAL, Que. - Quebec's federation of municipal police forces is asking the provincial government for $788 million to address what they describe as a funding gap between their ...
Oct 27, 2019

Calgary mayor, former Alberta premier willing to help PM bridge western divide
OTTAWA - Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says speculation about him being appointed as a representative or adviser for Alberta in federal cabinet is "silly," but adds he is willing to help bridge the divi...
Oct 27, 2019

House investigators subpoena 3 more administration officials
WASHINGTON - Impeachment investigators issued subpoenas Friday to three more Trump administration officials, demanding their testimony in the probe of President Donald Trump's efforts to force Ukraine...
Oct 27, 2019

Midget AAA teams all victorious on Saturday
All three Midget AAA hockey clubs in Prince George picked up wins on Saturday.The Cariboo Cougars Major Midget AAA team earned a 1-0 win over the Great Vancouver Canadians in Richmond. The two clubs w...
Oct 27, 2019

Regina's Mosaic Stadium steps onto NHL stage with an outdoor game
REGINA - The NHL's outdoor game in Regina doesn't have a player from the province of Saskatchewan in it, or even a Western Hockey League Regina Pats alumnus. So the player with perhaps ...
Oct 27, 2019

Spruce Kings back in the win column in Victoria
The Prince George Spruce Kings snapped their three-game losing streak Saturday night, thanks to a 2-1 win in Victoria against the Grizzlies.Nicholas Poisson opened the scoring in the first period for ...
Oct 27, 2019

Oilsands part of second U.S. fraud lawsuit against Exxon over carbon pricing
There is a second fraud lawsuit in the United States against ExxonMobil involving Alberta's oilsands. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by the state of Massachusetts, accuses the oil multinational o...
Oct 27, 2019

Huffman released with 2 days left on 2-week prison term
SAN FRANCISCO - Actress Felicity Huffman was released Friday morning from a federal prison in California two days before the end of a two-week sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal, ...
Oct 27, 2019