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Knights host province's best at home
Home field advantage is a thing, so is players playing better after a little home cooking. For the Prince George Bantam Knights, and a lot of sports teams in town, that whole concept of home team is l...
Jul 31, 2019

New jerseys for old Cougars next season
pair of former Cougars have found places to play for the coming season. One starting school, the other returning to the continent. Local boy Chase Witala has signed a deal with the Jacksonville Icemen...
Jul 31, 2019

CNN coverage of Democratic debate seen by 8.7 million
NEW YORK - The Nielsen company says that just under 8.7 million people watched opening night of the second Democratic presidential debate on CNN, a sharp drop from the first debate last month. Nielsen...
Jul 31, 2019

New 5-year deal for PBS CEO, new YouTube pact for public TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Longtime PBS chief executive Paula Kerger said she's ready to face more budget fights and competition with the expanding number of commercial outlets treading on public TV's pr...
Jul 31, 2019

Pakistani army plane crashes into homes, killing 19
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - A Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, most of them in their homes on the outskirts of the city of Rawalp...
Jul 31, 2019

5 things you need to know: Thursday, August 1
Here are the five things you need to know:Dumpster divers won't need to take a plunge with new recycling basketsRecycling baskets have been added to 50 of the around 70 cement garbage bins around the ...
Jul 31, 2019

Ruptured sewer pipe not likely to continue causing issues
PRINCE GEORGE - A sewer main break on the John Hart Bridge Tuesday night caused traffic delays for about five hours.While the rupture could just be a one-off, it also has the City keeping an eye on ot...
Jul 31, 2019

Boris Johnson visits Belfast as Brexit woes hurt UK economy
LONDON - New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday finished his rocky debut tour of the U.K. in Northern Ireland, where he faces a doubly difficult challenge of restoring the collapsed Bel...
Jul 31, 2019

The Latest: Plan to allow drug imports will take time
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump's plan to lower prescription drug prices (all times local): 6:20 p.m. It's unclear how soon consumers will see benefits from a Trump administration pl...
Jul 31, 2019

Fire at Texas Exxon Mobil refinery slightly injures 37
HOUSTON - An explosion and fire at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday left 37 people with minor injuries, in the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Hou...
Jul 31, 2019