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Shas Ti Secondary Kelly Road Secondary on budget as finishing touches get added ahead of return to school
PRINCE GEORGE - More than three years after the initial announcement, Shas Ti Secondary Kelly Road Secondary is just about to open its doors.Back on March 17, 2017, the Province and School District No...
Aug 31, 2020
Iglesias' hit, throw help Orioles to 4-3 win over Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jos Iglesias and Bryan Holaday had RBI doubles in the 11th inning for Baltimore, and Iglesias threw out the potential tying run at home plate as the Orioles salvaged a 4-3 win against ...
Aug 31, 2020
12 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 294 in B.C.
VICTORIA-12 additional cases of COVID-19 were identified in the Northern Health region over the weekend.Provincially, B.C. reported 294 new cases, including three that are epi-linked, since Friday's u...
Aug 31, 2020
Green Party expects eight candidates on final leadership ballot
OTTAWA - Green Party officials said Monday they anticipate eight people will be able to hit Tuesday's deadline to submit another $20,000 and make it onto the ballot for the party's leadership vote in ...
Aug 31, 2020
Canucks, down 3-1 to Vegas, prep for first win-or-go-home game of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - The Vancouver Canucks, coming off their first playoff series win in almost a decade, face a new challenge Tuesday: their first win-or-go-home game of the NHL post-season. And they...
Aug 31, 2020
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship...
Aug 31, 2020
Former Edmonton nightclub employee appeals sex assault conviction
EDMONTON - A former Edmonton nightclub employee who was found guilty of sexually assaulting five women is appealing the convictions. Matthew McKnight, who is 33, was sentenced last month to eight...
Aug 31, 2020
Liberty announces investigation into Falwell's tenure
RICHMOND, Va. - Liberty University is opening an independent investigation into Jerry Falwell Jr.'s tenure as president, a wide-ranging inquiry that will include financial, real estate and legal matte...
Aug 31, 2020
Leaving family to race in Ontario very tough for driver Yannick Gingras
The emotion in Yannick Gingras' voice was clear and distinct, and it wasn't solely because he'd finally won the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup. Gingras, of Sorel, Que., drove 3/5 favourite Ta...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada's Jamal Murray turning heads in bubble on and off the court
In a perfect world, Nick Nurse would have just coached Jamal Murray and Canada's men's basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, COVID-19 threw a wrench into sports schedules around the world, a...
Aug 31, 2020