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Asian shares mostly higher, lockdown feud drags Tokyo lower
BANGKOK - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday though Japan's benchmark fell as local leaders sparred with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government over measures to contain the coronavirus outb...
Apr 08, 2020
Apollo 13's most famous quotes originated in Hollywood
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 13's best known quotes originated not in space or Mission Control, but in Hollywood. Their moon-bound spacecraft wrecked by an oxygen tank explosion on April 13, 1970, th...
Apr 08, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 340. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Deb Diemer CALGARY - Mike and Deb Diemer wer...
Apr 08, 2020
Border screenings and smartphone apps: A look at Alberta's relaunch strategy
EDMONTON - Albertan Premier Jason Kenney has announced some details about what he calls the province's relaunch strategy. The plan focuses on gradually boosting the economy while preventing a sec...
Apr 08, 2020
Ex-Ranger Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter, 14
FORT WORTH, Texas - Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury...
Apr 08, 2020
Kobe Bryant's latest book to debut atop bestseller list
Kobe Bryant is back atop the bestseller lists, days after the late Los Angeles Lakers superstar was selected to the Hall of Fame. The latest release from Bryant's Granity Studios, "The Wizenard Series...
Apr 08, 2020
Seasonal flood risk elevated but remains mild with steady warming
PRINCE GEORGE - Despite cooler than normal temperatures, dry weather contributed to modest snowpack accumulation over the month of March.Most regions within the province experienced small changes in s...
Apr 08, 2020
Truck Drivers who continue to deliver through the crisis are thanked with a hot meal
PRINCE GEORGE - Truck drivers are an essential service during this time of the pandemic. Day and night many drivers continue to haul and deliver freight while meeting those punishing timelines. In app...
Apr 08, 2020
Senators head coach D.J. Smith on California road trip: 'The fear hadn't set in'
D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's r...
Apr 08, 2020
UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 5 deaths in BC
VICTORIA- Another day with no new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region, however, provincially another 45 were announced during today's (April 8) COVID-19 provincial update.BC's total of tes...
Apr 08, 2020