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Pulp mill curtailments worrisome
PRINCE GEORGE - The curtailments of two Canfor pulp mills locally is very concerning for many in the community. "When you talk about what's happened on the mill side, you wondered when a curtailment o...
Jun 28, 2019 Intercon
Senators offer bill to limit heavy truck speeds to 65 mph
DETROIT - Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would electronically limit tractor-trailer speeds to 65 miles per hour, a move they say would save lives on the nation's highways. Sens. Johnny ...
Jun 28, 2019
Jony Ive, the designer behind the iPhone, is leaving Apple
SAN FRANCISCO - In a story June 27 about Jony Ive leaving Apple and an Aug. 26, 2011, profile on Ive, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he had founded a design company called Tangerine. I...
Jun 28, 2019
Matthews set to make season as Bombers prepare for fearsome Eskimos defence
WINNIPEG - Head coach Mike O'Shea is looking forward to watching free-agent prize receiver Chris Matthews make his season debut with the Blue Bombers on Thursday. The six-foot-five veteran gives quart...
Jun 28, 2019
Europe, you're up! Yankees top Blue Jays 8-7, head to London
NEW YORK - Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, the pubs and the double-decker buses, there's plenty to see in London. To Aaron Judge, there's an even more enticing sight: The 385-foot fence in ce...
Jun 28, 2019
Rapinoe has 2 goals and US knocks France out 2-1
PARIS - Megan Rapinoe went from controversy to triumph, scoring twice for the United States in the much-anticipated clash with host France to send the defending champions into the semifinals of the Wo...
Jun 28, 2019
B.C. Lions coach DeVone Claybrooks facing familiar foes in Calgary
CALGARY - DeVone Claybrooks says his 2018 Grey Cup ring is still in its box. The new B.C. Lions head coach spent the previous decade in the Calgary Stampeders organization as a player, ...
Jun 28, 2019
Britney Spears' conservatorship sues blogger for defamation
LOS ANGELES - The conservatorship that oversees Britney Spears' personal life and career sued the creator of a blog devoted to the pop superstar Wednesday in an increasingly aggressive effort to push ...
Jun 28, 2019
Elton John blasts Putin for saying liberalism is 'obsolete'
NEW YORK - Elton John is calling out Russian President Vladimir Putin for saying that liberalism is "obsolete" and conflicts with the "overwhelming majority" in many countries. In a story published by...
Jun 28, 2019
Ontario woman nearly dies — twice — after snake bite in Thailand
Shalabha Kalliath's legs buckled as pain shot through her body during a walk on a beach in Thailand. When she looked down, a small snake dangled from her right big toe. She was able to slam it ag...
Jun 28, 2019