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PWHPA taps Stompin' Tom Connors in campaign for women's pro league
Women striving for the professional hockey league of their dreams want to stay visible during a gap in their Dream Gap Tour. The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association tugs on...
Nov 07, 2019
UK police ID all 39 victims found in a truck container
LONDON - U.K. police say they have formally identified all the 39 people found dead in a shipping container last month in southeastern England and notified their families. British authorities have bee...
Nov 07, 2019
Freezing rain warning issued for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Prince George this morning. Freezing rain is expected or occurring,due to a warm front tracking across the BC Interior . The fre...
Nov 07, 2019
US trade deficit falls to $52.5 billion in September
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports and America ran a rare surplus in petroleum. The Commerce Departme...
Nov 07, 2019
Nigerian firefighters battle huge blazes at market in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian firefighters were battling two fires that broke out almost simultaneously Tuesday at a busy market in central Lagos, the country's largest city and commercial centre. Balogun...
Nov 07, 2019
Telus raises dividend, reports third-quarter profit down from year ago mark
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its third-quarter profit slipped lower compared a year ago, but the company raised its quarterly dividend. The telecommunications firm says it will now pay a quarterly...
Nov 07, 2019
Homicide detectives investigate after two boys, aged 12 and 9, found dead
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police west of Toronto say the death of two boys, aged nine and 12, are being investigated as homicides. Peel Regional Police say they were called to a residence just befor...
Nov 07, 2019
MLB union unhappy with Braves GM's 'connecting' comment
NEW YORK - Two days into the free agent market, the players' association already is angry at a club. Union head Tony Clark issued a statement Wednesday in response to remarks attributed to Atlanta Bra...
Nov 07, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species
VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...
Nov 07, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species
VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...
Nov 07, 2019