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Canada increases matching fund for Beirut aid in response to UN appeal
Ottawa is upping the amount of money it will put to matching donations from Canadians for humanitarian relief in Lebanon following a deadly explosion in Beirut. The federal government is now comm...
Aug 19, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP release new information in search for missing Cape Breton teen
CAPE BRETON, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP are releasing new information in the hopes of finding a 14-year-old Cape Breton girl who has not been seen since last Thursday. Eskasoni RCMP&n...
Aug 19, 2020
Fall service changes coming to BC Transit Sept. 8
PRINCE GEORGE-Service changes on BC Transit, in preparation for an influx in passengers in the fall months are coming.The service changes will reintroduce service on routes 12 Parkridge, 96 Kelly, and...
Aug 19, 2020
VIDEO: Man arrested after smashing windows of business in Parkwood Mall
PRINCE GEORGE-A man was arrested earlier this morning and taken to hospital after smashing the windows of a local business.Prince George RCMP say they responded to a call at around 9 a.m. on August 19...
Aug 19, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Nate Pearson sidelined with elbow injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed rookie right-hander Nate Pearson on the 10-day injured list with right elbow tightness. Considered one of the top prospects in baseball, Pearson gave up fiv...
Aug 19, 2020
Cape Breton man's $17.4-million lottery win his second jackpot in seven years
HALIFAX - A Cape Breton man has struck it rich in the lottery for the second time in seven years. Raymond Lillington and his wife Gaye, of Dingwall, N.S., travelled to Halifax today where they were aw...
Aug 19, 2020
US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions. The State Department announced it had take...
Aug 19, 2020
Quebec man handed life sentence for killing unborn child, will serve at least 15 years
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his unborn baby to death will spend at least 15 years in prison before he's eligible for parole. Sofiane Ghazi received his sentence ...
Aug 19, 2020
Wall Street ticks up, adding a bit more to S&P 500's record
NEW YORK - Stocks are ticking higher in midday trading on Wall Street Wednesday, adding a bit more to the S&P 500's record. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% a day after it wiped out the last of its los...
Aug 19, 2020
Now playing at the mall parking lot: movies, drag shows
NEW YORK - Angel Dougherty went to the mall last month - not to shop, but to watch a drive-in drag show in the parking lot. "This year has been so anxiety filled and chaotic, I figured this experience...
Aug 19, 2020