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Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship
JOENSUU, Finland - Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, a dozen knitting aficionados have danced to deafening heavy metal music while knitting during an unusual competition in Finland. The goal of t...
Jul 11, 2019
Local teen creates brand to benefit the environment and support olympic aspirations
PRINCE GEORGE-There is a 16-year-old entrepreneur in our midsts who's launched a clothing brand aimed at preventing climate change.Jasper Matthe was motivated to start his own brand to support his sno...
Jul 11, 2019
Teuns wins Tour de France Stage 6, Ciccone takes race lead
CHAMPAGNEY, France - Two Tour de France rookies stole the show on the first mountain stage, with Dylan Teuns of Belgium winning Stage 6 and Giulio Ciccone of Italy taking the overall race lead on Thur...
Jul 11, 2019
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA - Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada's tallest trees to search for mutations that could provide evidence of how the ancient forest giants evolve to survi...
Jul 11, 2019
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA - Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada's tallest trees to search for mutations that could provide evidence of how the ancient forest giants evolve to survi...
Jul 11, 2019
Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training
NEW YORK - Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere. The online shopping giant said T...
Jul 11, 2019
With 19 aces, gutsy comeback, Serena reaches Wimbledon semis
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 11, 2019
Multiple injuries aboard Air Canada flight after plane hits turbulence
MONTREAL - Nearly three dozen passengers sustained minor injuries Thursday when an Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Sydney, Australia, ran into severe turbulence, prompting an em...
Jul 11, 2019
Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store
BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...
Jul 11, 2019
Prince George pot shop opens
PRINCE GEORGE - The first new non-medical marijuana retailer opened its doors downtown this morning.There was a line up outside Grasshoppers on George Street this morning with the new owners saying bu...
Jul 11, 2019