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Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film
NEW YORK - Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of "Jojo Rabbit" and "Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new "Star Wars" film. Waititi had for months been expected to take the reins of the galaxy far,...
May 04, 2020
Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates 'the chosen'
DAYTON, Ohio - Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film centre after him are "the chosen ones." The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the grad...
May 04, 2020
Wilson Square Farmers Market launches summer season
PRINCE GEORGE - Something has returned to Prince George as the calendar slips into May. And it's not the tulips.The Wilson Square Farmers Market launched a new season on Saturday. "It's not a typical ...
May 04, 2020
ESPN to air games from South Korean baseball league
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN will begin airing six regular-season games per week from South Korea's KBO baseball league. The agreement with Eclat Media Group was announced Monday, the day before the league i...
May 04, 2020
Kiwanis Club of Prince George distributes proceeds from AleFest
PRINCE GEORGE - The Kiwanis Club of Prince George is getting set to distribute the first round of funds raised during this year's edition of Kiwanis AleFest.The Kiwanis Club will distribute $33,700 in...
May 04, 2020
McIlroy, Johnson headline charity match for COVID-19 relief
Live golf returns to television in just under two weeks with a $3 million charity skins match for COVID-19 relief that includes Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and the broadcast debut of fabled Seminole ...
May 04, 2020
Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies with COVID-19
LONDON - Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was...
May 04, 2020
Feds eye new tools to help Access to Information system recover after COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it will look at whether investments in new technology could help clear any backlog of information requests that arises from a COVID-19 related bottleneck. The Acce...
May 04, 2020
Regional District wants residents to be FireSmart when it comes to their properties
PRINCE GEORGE-The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George is encouraging the community to become FireSmart, as Emergency Preparedness week runs from May third to ninth."Emergency Preparedness Week rem...
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Woodbine's Lawson cautiously optimistic about horse racing's return
TORONTO - Jim Lawson is cautiously optimistic there could be live horse racing as early as next month. Buoying the Woodbine Entertainment CEO's optimism is the Ontario government's gradual easing of C...
May 04, 2020