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Reds-Brews, M's-Padres games off in wake of Kenosha shooting
MILWAUKEE - A pair of Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in ...
Aug 26, 2020

WNBA games postponed following shooting of Jacob Blake
The WNBA will not play its three games Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend. The move came hours after the NBA decided to postpone its three playoff games with its pl...
Aug 26, 2020

Small businesses forge ahead
PRINCE GEORGE - We've all heard the horror stories about how longstanding businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But what about those small niche market businesses? "The idea of the M...
Aug 26, 2020

Northern Health deals with bedbugs
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has had a little problem on its hands recently. A really little problem. A bedbug outbreak at Alward Place. "We first heard about the incident early this month. There w...
Aug 26, 2020

BC Seniors' Advocate launches new COVID survey
PRINCE GEORGE - BC's Seniors' Advocate has launched a new survey, looking at the impacts of visitation restrictions on those living in care. Isobel Mackenzie says, while 125 seniors living in long-ter...
Aug 26, 2020

Myers scores early in OT, Flyers even series with Islanders
TORONTO - Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece. The ...
Aug 26, 2020

Oil industry shuts platforms, rigs, refineries before storm
NEW YORK - The energy industry braced Wednesday for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cuts a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana. Oil and gas producers hav...
Aug 26, 2020

Heeding warnings, Gulf Coast residents flee coming hurricane
ENNIS, Texas - Thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled inland from an approaching hurricane deemed "unsurvivable" by forecasters as hotels and shelters filled quickly, exacerbating the struggles of peo...
Aug 26, 2020

B.C. seniors advocate to survey pandemic experiences of care residents, families
VICTORIA - British Columbia seniors in long-term care and their family members are being asked to participate in a survey to chronicle their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seniors...
Aug 26, 2020

Broadcasters warn of possible radio and television closures across Canada
OTTAWA - Private radio and television broadcasters are sounding the alarm about the state of their industry. The industry says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to the closure of dozens o...
Aug 26, 2020