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Sam Johnson, ex-Texas GOP congressman and Vietnam POW, dies
Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, a military pilot who spent years at a prisoner of war in Vietnam before serving more than two decades in Congress, died Wednesday at age 89. The conservative Republican,...
May 27, 2020
New 'Hunger Games' book sells more than 500,000 copies
NEW YORK - A decade after the "Hunger Games" series had apparently ended, readers were clearly ready for more. Suzanne Collins' "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" sold more 500,000 copies last week,...
May 27, 2020
Horgan likes idea of NHL playoffs in Vancouver, but won't bend the rules
VICTORIA - British Columbia has entered the longest period in a state of emergency in its history and there's no end in sight, says Premier John Horgan. Horgan extended the emergency period by an...
May 27, 2020
Canucks GM says team could hold camp in U.S. due to Canada's quarantine rules
Jim Benning says his team might take its show on the road - south of the border. The general manager of the Vancouver Canucks hinted on a conference call with reporters Wednesday that if the...
May 27, 2020
NBC, producers say 'America's Got Talent' cleared by probe
LOS ANGELES - An investigation of Gabrielle Union's complaints of racism on the set of "America's Got Talent" concluded that her allegations were unfounded, according to NBC and the show's producers. ...
May 27, 2020
Parents weigh their options as students can return to class on Monday
PRINCE GEORGE - Monday marks the start of Phase Three for BC's Restart Plan and with that, the return to classrooms for many students. That means School District 57 students will be able to go back to...
May 27, 2020
Disney, SeaWorld announce plans for Florida parks to reopen
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to plans a city task ...
May 27, 2020
Winners HomeSense preparing for its grand opening
PRINCE GEORGE - Some final touches are being done on the outside of the new Winners HomeSense that's attached to the Pine Centre Mall.According to Winners HomeSense staff, the store is scheduled to be...
May 27, 2020
UPDATE: One new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 9 in B.C.
VICTORIA-One new case of COVID-19 was announced in the Northern Health Region, today (May 27).The new case brings the north's total to 63 test positive cases. Provincially nine new cases of the virus ...
May 27, 2020
Leafs eager for chance to compete in what would be a season like no other
TORONTO - John Tavares expects hockey's restart - if it gets off the ground - to be a sprint. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain is eager to see how his team matches up. The NHL, which saw its season hal...
May 27, 2020