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Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020
Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cos...
Feb 04, 2020
2 dogs die in Gordon Crescent basement fire
PRINCE GEORGE - Three residents of a home suffered smoke inhalation and two dogs have died following a basement fire on the 200 block of Gordon Crescent this morning.Prince George Fire Rescue says thr...
Feb 04, 2020
Montreal Impact add Haiti international midfielder Steeven Saba to first team
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed Haitian international midfielder Steeven Saba on a one-year contract, with options for 2021 and 2022. Saba, 26, spent the last two seasons with Violette Athl...
Feb 04, 2020
Second psychiatrist had worried Desmond was 'falling through the cracks'
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A psychiatrist who saw Lionel Desmond two days before he fatally shot his family and himself says the former soldier showed no signs he was thinking about hurting anyone when ...
Feb 04, 2020
Crash slows traffic on Highway 16 West
PRINCE GEORGE -Update: The RCMP has released more information into this morning's crash on Highway 16 West near Dahl Lake Road, an area commonly known as "potato flats."Mounties say weather and road c...
Feb 04, 2020
Best picture '1917' is big winner at British Academy Awards
LONDON - Gut-wrenching World War I epic "1917" was the big winner at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director. Sam Mendes' drama about one of...
Feb 04, 2020
WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica turns back after false coronavirus claim
TORONTO - A WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica had to turn back Monday after the airline says a passenger made an "unfounded claim regarding coronavirus." The airline said in a statement that...
Feb 04, 2020
AP source: Knicks fire team President Steve Mills
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks fired President Steve Mills on Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. General manager Scott Perry will take over control of the bask...
Feb 04, 2020
Top films were more diverse than ever before, study finds
NEW YORK - Hollywood's awards season may not show it, but the most popular films are increasingly diverse, a new study finds. According to new research released Tuesday by the University of Southern C...
Feb 04, 2020