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Late goal by Fredy Montero gives Whitecaps a 1-1 draw with Columbus
VANCOUVER - Lightning struck twice for Fredy Montero. Montero scored on a header in the 94th minute to give the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew Saturday in Major League Soccer. I...
Sep 23, 2019
Woman charged for threats towards local school
PRINCE GEORGE-A woman has been charged in connection to anonymous threats received by a local school and childcare centre earlier this year.In early to mid-March 2019 the Prince George RCMP received s...
Sep 23, 2019
GM strike in 2nd week: Some progress but no end in sight
NEW YORK - The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend a...
Sep 23, 2019
Record number of resolutions at UBCM
VANCOUVER - The Union of BC Municipalities convention is underway in Vancouver this week. The UBCM is the voice of local government and advocates to the different levels of government on certain issue...
Sep 23, 2019 UBCM
Kanye West attracts thousands to Wyoming for worship service
BILLINGS, Mont. - Kanye West has held an outdoor worship service that attracted thousands of people to the Wyoming city where he owns a ranch. The Billings Gazette reports West held the free event Sun...
Sep 23, 2019
Strimbold to be sentenced in November
SMITHERS - Former Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold will be sentenced in November."It is set to proceed sometime during the week of November 25th, 2019," said Dan McLaughlin, communications counsel with...
Sep 23, 2019 Photo Courtesy Trevor Hewitt, Smithers Interior News
AP interview: Colombia to denounce Maduro at UN meeting
BOGOTA - Colombia's president compared Nicols Maduro to Serbian war criminal Slobodan Milosevic as he goes on a diplomatic offensive to corral the Venezuelan socialist, warning that he would be making...
Sep 23, 2019
CFL taking a closer look into Adams-Bighill incident during Alouettes win
The CFL is reviewing the helmet-swinging incident Saturday involving Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill. Bighill and Adams...
Sep 23, 2019
Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people
NEW YORK - The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed...
Sep 23, 2019
Judges may not be buying that 'Stairway' needs new trial
A group of US judges don't seem inclined to order a new trial in a copyright fight over the Led Zeppelin song, "Stairway to Heaven." Members of an 11-judge panel at a Monday hearing before the 9th U.S...
Sep 23, 2019