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The State of Northern BC
PRINCE GEORGE - The Northern Development Initiative Trust has released its annual report on the Northern BC economy. But, unlike previous years, there is another player on the landscape with significa...
Sep 02, 2020

B.C. schools to benefit from extra $2 million for mental health programs
VICTORIA - Schools in British Columbia are getting an extra $2 million for mental health programs from the provincial government.Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addictions, says the prov...
Sep 02, 2020

CONCACAF revamps 2021 Gold Cup format, adds Qatar as guest participant
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is revamping its format next year with 2022 World Cup host Qatar joining the field as a guest participant. The tournament, which serves as the championship for North and Central ...
Sep 02, 2020

Casse: Well-rested Enforceable ready to take a run at Kentucky Derby
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned North American horse-racing upside down in 2020 but also created a silver lining for trainer Mark Casse. Under normal circumstances, the Kentucky Derby ...
Sep 02, 2020

Art Basel cancels annual Miami event due to virus
MIAMI - The high brow Art Basel fair, known for glamorous parties and celebrity sightings, on Wednesday announced the cancellation of its annual Miami event amid the coronavirus pandemic. The prestigi...
Sep 02, 2020

Venice opens "miraculous" film festival, but veterans lament
VENICE, Italy - The beachfront terrace at the Excelsior Hotel, usually hopping with movie industry VIPs and minor celebrities, is pleasantly quiet. The red carpet has a three-meter-high (ten-foot) wal...
Sep 02, 2020

Season 2 of Amazon hit 'The Boys' finds team on run from law
NEW YORK - The upcoming season of "The Boys" has so many surprises, revelations and themes ripped from today's front pages that some actors are wondering if their show runner has psychic super abiliti...
Sep 02, 2020

BTS on gaining respect in the US: ‘We definitely feel that’
NEW YORK - Loud and happy screams erupt in unison from the seven-member pop stars BTS when they hear they have notched their first No. 1 hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. "DREAM," yells ba...
Sep 02, 2020

John David Washington cements his stardom in ‘Tenet’
Christopher Nolan only casts movie stars as his leading men. From Leonardo DiCaprio and Hugh Jackman to Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey, Nolan's actors are larger-than-life, capital "S" stars. ...
Sep 02, 2020

Provincial State of Emergency extended to Sept.15
VICTORIA-The Province once again extended the provincial state of emergency, yesterday (Sept.1), allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue to use his extrao...
Sep 02, 2020