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NHL teams getting ready for season-long sprint: 'It's going to be different'
The sprint to the NHL's 56-game finish line started in earnest Sunday. The seven teams that missed out on the league's summer restart to a 2019-20 season brought to a screeching halt in March by the C...
Jan 03, 2021
Canada renews rivalry with Russia in world junior hockey championship semifinal
It seems like Canada's road to gold at the world junior men's hockey championship often runs through Russia, given each country's hockey pedigree. The two rivals square off in Monday's semifinal in Ed...
Jan 03, 2021
Canada renews rivalry with Russia in world junior hockey championship semifinal
It seems like Canada's road to gold at the world junior men's hockey championship often runs through Russia, given each country's hockey pedigree. The two rivals square off in Monday's semifinal in Ed...
Jan 03, 2021
Pressure on Lampard: City inflicts Chelsea's 4th loss in 6
LONDON - Even facing a Manchester City side depleted by the coronavirus, Frank Lampard couldn't prevent Chelsea slumping to a fourth loss in its past six games. And Lampard is aware the 3-1 defeat wil...
Jan 03, 2021
B.C. approves NHL games, becoming second province to OK play
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have been given the go ahead to play in British Columbia this season. B.C. Premier John Horgan announced the news on Twitter on Sunday, saying he had spoken to team o...
Jan 03, 2021
Petition to keep B.C. schools closed collects thousands of names
VERNON - An online campaign to have the winter break extended at B.C. schools has surpassed its original goal.A petition to keep schools closed for another two weeks due to concerns about rising COVID...
Jan 03, 2021
Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church
WINONA, Texas - A pastor was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting at an East Texas church Sunday after the pastor confronted a man who had hidden from police in the church overnight,...
Jan 03, 2021
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope'
The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing to 4 million the number of Americans who have received shots, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. ...
Jan 03, 2021
Feds weigh cutting COVID-19 sickness benefit for Canadians who have travelled
OTTAWA - The federal government is weighing whether to bar people who have travelled overseas from a new benefit for those who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit,...
Jan 03, 2021
RCMP investigating PG's first homicide of 2021 on New Year's Day
PRINCE GEORGE - Less than two hours into the New Year, Prince George RCMP were called to a home on 15th avenue where they found a 50-year-old man deceased.At approximately 1:45 a.m. on January 1st, fr...
Jan 03, 2021