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Missing kayaker found
PRINCE GEORGE - Divers with the BC RCMP Underwater Recovery Team located and recovered the body of the missing kayaker from the waters of Davie Lake, just north of the community of Bear Lake, BC, on M...
Aug 25, 2020

TYH: Got a constant noise or ringing in your ear? What you need to know about tinnitus
Tinnitus, pronounced TIN-eh-TUS, but often mispronounced as tin-EYE-tus, is when a person hears a noise or ringing that isn't actually there.One local Audiologist says that she has heard from many of ...
Aug 25, 2020

NHL players, coaches on value of playoff experience: 'There's pros and cons'
TORONTO - Brad Marchand realizes now he didn't come close to fully grasping the magnitude of the moment. Deep in his first playoff run with the Boston Bruins back in 2011 at age 23, he knew the s...
Aug 25, 2020

July sales of new homes surge 13.9%, far more than thought
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns. The Commer...
Aug 25, 2020

US consumer confidence falls for second month in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence fell for second straight month in August as a resurgence of virus cases in many parts of the country heightened pessimism about the economy. The Conference Board,...
Aug 25, 2020

Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year's ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. P...
Aug 25, 2020

Jacob Blake's dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. - The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down. Blake's father told the Chicago Sun-Times that...
Aug 25, 2020

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: US home prices rise 3.5% in June
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose at a slightly slower pace in June, but the U.S. housing market continued to show resilience in the face of the coronvavirus pandemic. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shil...
Aug 25, 2020

Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. - As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to pres...
Aug 25, 2020

Class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of passengers in fatal Icefield bus crash
CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit alleging the defendants acted recklessly and unreasonably has been filed against the operators of a tour bus involved in a fatal rollover at Jasper Nati...
Aug 25, 2020