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Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains
JOTOLCHEN, Mexico - The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world's children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two d...
Oct 15, 2020
'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans. But rarely do players have to cross a border almost every day to partici...
Oct 15, 2020
Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight
LOS ANGELES - Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it's bound to be a lot nicer than the Island of Misfit Toys. The soaring reindeer and Santa Claus figures who starred in in t...
Oct 15, 2020
List of Billboard Music Awards winners in top categories
A list of winners in the top categories at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. - Top Hot 100 song: "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus - Top...
Oct 15, 2020
BCWS burning woody debris to reduce wildfire risk near weather stations
WILLIAMS LAKE-The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says they are planning to burn close to 115 piles of woody debris in the Cariboo Fire Centre in an attempt to reduce wildfire risks around automated weathe...
Oct 15, 2020
Where to vote this 2020 Provincial Election
PRINCE GEORGE-Not sure where to vote this election?-We've got your back.If you're a resident of the Prince George-Mackenzie riding, or Prince George-Valemount riding and are seeking more clarification...
Oct 15, 2020
Yukon's probable case of COVID-19 test comes back negative
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's top doctor says a probable case of COVID-19 flagged over the weekend has come back negative.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Brendon Hanley says after further testing carried o...
Oct 15, 2020
European lawmakers won’t be back in Strasbourg this month
BRUSSELS - European lawmakers won't be returning to the French city of Strasbourg for next week's plenary session because of the COVID-19 resurgence in France, the European Parliament president said T...
Oct 15, 2020
EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoning
The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on six Russian officials and one organization over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navlany with a Soviet-era nerve agent. The move ca...
Oct 15, 2020
French police search homes of top officials in virus probe
PARIS - French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the ...
Oct 15, 2020