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Bill Cosby hit with $2.75M legal bill after losing dispute
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby has been hit with a $2.75 million legal bill as he marks the end of his first year in prison. The 82-year-old Cosby had challenged a California arbitration award that upheld ...
Sep 24, 2019

Domingo withdraws from Met Opera after harassment reports
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Placido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment m...
Sep 24, 2019

Independent enrolment up
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George is home to two independent school systems and both are seeing increases in enrolment. Cedars Christian School opening its doors in 1977 to 75 kids. Today, enrolment is ar...
Sep 24, 2019 Sacred Heart

Prison disturbance locks down PGRCC
PRINCE GEORGE - A disturbance at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre over the weekend resulted in one inmate being sent to hospital. According to BC Corrections, a group of inmates set off ...
Sep 24, 2019

TFC looks to bounce back in second leg of Canadian Championship against Montreal
Toronto FC has some unfinished business in the CONCACAF Champions League after coming just short of a title last year and making an early departure this season. A victory over Montreal ...
Sep 24, 2019

Parties' climate platforms stepping out in midst of global climate week
OTTAWA - Some environment leaders are applauding the pledge by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to accelerate Canada's plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions but many in the youth climate-strike move...
Sep 24, 2019

ABC's Muir hits five-year mark at 'World News' on the top
NEW YORK - David Muir is celebrating his fifth anniversary as "World News Tonight" anchor with something that's rare in television: a larger audience. The ABC newscast finished its year-long season la...
Sep 24, 2019

Severino sharp again, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-3 for 102nd win
NEW YORK - Luis Severino pumped 98 mph heaters and sliders past batters and fooled them with changeups. "Our ace is back," Aaron Judge proclaimed. "I'm excited about it. And just at the right time." S...
Sep 24, 2019

Brady, Patriots defence shine in 30-14 win over Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots became the third team in seven months to sour on Antonio Brown's off-field problems when they released the All-Pro receiver Friday. On the field, they didn...
Sep 24, 2019

Forced sell-off of 'Codfather' assets begins
A father-and-son team from Massachusetts and other buyers are acquiring scallop fishing boats owned by a disgraced fishing magnate nicknamed the Codfather. The sale of Carlos Rafael's 11 scallop boats...
Sep 24, 2019