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Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter
WASHINGTON - The election scrambled seats in the House and Senate but ultimately left Congress much like it began, deeply split as voters resisted big changes despite the heated race at the top of the...
Nov 04, 2020
Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs
SALEM, Ore. - In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offences, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, ...
Nov 04, 2020
EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Pennsylvania
WHY AP HASN'T CALLED PENNSYLVANIA: The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, because there were roughly 1 million votes left to be counted Wednesday aft...
Nov 04, 2020
Post-election vote tallying raises fresh security concerns
WASHINGTON - Election Day came and went without any overt signs of foreign interference affecting the vote, but that doesn't mean the risk has faded. A prolonged vote-tallying period in swing states r...
Nov 04, 2020
In virus era, bubbles provide game-changing lessons learned
The NBA wants to be back in December. The NHL is aiming at games resuming in January. Baseball's spring training may begin in February, like normal. They almost certainly won't be in bubbles if and wh...
Nov 04, 2020
Debut of Chinese e-finance giant derailed by fear of risks
BEIJING - The world's biggest online finance company was racing toward a stock market debut when it was derailed by Beijing's anxiety about risks in the fledgling industry, jarring global investors an...
Nov 04, 2020
7 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 335 in B.C.
VICTORIA-335 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including seven epi-linked cases, for a total of 16,135 since the start of the pandemic.Of the new cases, seven are in the Northern Health Region for a tota...
Nov 04, 2020
Republican living in Prince George hopes Trump gets turfed
PRINCE GEORGE - John Orlowsky is an American who has lived in Prince George since 1991 but still votes in every U.S. election, including the 2020 presidential battle between Democratic nominee Joe Bid...
Nov 04, 2020
Gauthier excited for the opportunity to compete for a spot on Team Canada
Despite a number of events being cancelled this year due to Covid-19, one-holiday tradition which is going to continue is the World Junior Hockey Championships.For Cougars' netminder Taylor Gauthier, ...
Nov 04, 2020
Westwood Church reports COVID-19 exposure, postpones service
PRINCE GEORGE - Westwood Church had planned to hold their first in-person service this Sunday, but they have had to postpone it due to a COVID-19 exposure.Westwood Church issued the statement, saying ...
Nov 04, 2020