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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League delays vote on proposed fighting ban
DORVAL, Que. - Fighting still is permitted in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, at least for the time being. Unable to reach a consensus at their assembly of members on Thursday, QMJHL ...
Feb 20, 2020
Krause optimistic with affordable housing announcement in 2020 BC Budget
PRINCE GEORGE - Affordable housing has been on the mind of the provincial government ever since John Horgan assumed office in 2017. This week, a pricey promise to address that need was announced in th...
Feb 20, 2020
TV analyst? Spokesman? Freed ex-governor goes job hunting
CHICAGO - Job wanted: Ex-governor and ex-con with strong speaking skills and good hair seeking employment. Fresh out of prison thanks to a commutation this week from President Donald Trump, former Ill...
Feb 20, 2020
1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget
BRUSSELS - European leaders argued into the early hours of Friday about how to spend and share some 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) over the next seven years. Their first summit since Britain quit th...
Feb 20, 2020
Aboriginal political climate seems to be changing
PRINCE GEORGE - It's not something we see every day. Blockades across the country in support of the Wet'suwe'tin hereditary chiefs over a pipeline in northwestern BC are uniting First Nations bands ac...
Feb 20, 2020
Code of Conduct coming for Trustees
NORTHERN BC - There are 60 school districts in BC and they all have one thing in common. They are not beholden to a provincial code of conduct. But the BC School Trustees Association plans to bring th...
Feb 20, 2020
RCMP seek help in locating missing 35-year-old woman
PRINCE GEORGE - The public's help is being called upon by the Prince George RCMP in locating a missing person that has not been seen since Saturday, February 15, 2020.RCMP received a report that 35-ye...
Feb 20, 2020
3 Timberwolves honoured by Can-West
Thursday morning Can-West announced their all-stars for the 2019-2020 basketball season and three members of the UNBC Timberwolves were honoured.5th year Maria Mongomo was named an all-star for the 3r...
Feb 20, 2020
Malibu Mambo early 4-1 favourite for $1-million Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Malibu Mambo is the early 4-1 favourite for the 161st running of the Queen's Plate. Woodbine Entertainment released its annual Queen's Plate Winterbook on Thursday, with Malibu Mambo topping...
Feb 20, 2020
Vancouver philanthropist, visionary Robert Lee dies at the age of 86
Vancouver philanthropist and former chancellor of the University of British Columbia Robert Lee has died at the age of 86. University of B.C. president Santo Ono called Lee an exemplary humanitarian w...
Feb 20, 2020