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CKPG News: Unprecedented - Covid-19 In The North
Join CKPG News as they take a look back at how COVID 19 has impacted life in the North, and right across the planet. (Originally aired on CKPG-TV Monday August 3, 2020)
Aug 04, 2020

Aho, Reimer help Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-1 for sweep
TORONTO - Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup q...
Aug 04, 2020

NHL Capsules
TORONTO - Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup q...
Aug 04, 2020

Clay ousted in Missouri primary after 20 years in Congress
Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer's fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay Tuesday in Missouri's ...
Aug 04, 2020

US sending highest rep to Taiwan since 1979 break in ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The U.S. says Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplo...
Aug 04, 2020

Riley's 3-run homer helps Fried, Braves beat Blue Jays 10-1
ATLANTA - Max Fried boosted Atlanta's depleted rotation by allowing only one run in six innings, Austin Riley hit a three-run homer and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Tuesday night. The...
Aug 04, 2020

'Felt like an earthquake': Resident describes blast that shook Lebanon
Philippe Tawileh was with his wife and children watching television after dinner when they heard a blast and felt the house shake. The family of five who live in Byblos (Jbeil), about 40 kilometres no...
Aug 04, 2020

Calgary Flames take 2-1 series lead with 6-2 win over Winnipeg Jets
EDMONTON - Calgary scored a trio of power-play goals on Tuesday en route to a 6-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets and a 2-1 lead in their qualifying series. Sean Monahan led Calgary's attack with a goal an...
Aug 04, 2020

Driver ticketed after insecure load of lumber hits B.C. cyclist on Sea-to-Sky
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A Vancouver man is nursing serious injuries while RCMP say the driver of the truck whose load knocked him off his bicycle has been ticketed. A statement from Squamish Traffic Services...
Aug 04, 2020

SD 57 looking at options for restart, mandatory masks not on the table
PRINCE GEORGE - An announcement in Alberta today outlined the province's back to school plan with masks being mandatory for staff and grade four to 12 students. BC's back to school plan does not curre...
Aug 04, 2020