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After harsh Twitter exchanges, Senate looks at new social media policy
OTTAWA - An Independent senator's mission to curb online nastiness among his colleagues is causing a divide over senators' behaviour, free speech and ongoing political shifts in the upp...
Jun 19, 2019
Democratic panel to open debate on reparations for slavery
WASHINGTON - After more than a decade's absence, the case for reparations is returning to Capitol Hill, this time amid a growing discussion in the Democratic Party about what the country might owe to ...
Jun 18, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong released from prison
HONG KONG - Joshua Wong, a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, was released from prison on Monday and vowed to soon join the latest round of protests. Wong's release f...
Jun 18, 2019
Skaggs solid as Angels remain undefeated against Blue Jays this season
TORONTO - Tyler Skaggs pitched solidly into the eighth inning to outduel Marcus Stroman, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Tuesday. Kole Calhoun and...
Jun 18, 2019
Kansas City, Missouri, voters elect Lucas as new mayor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A 34-year-old black man whose family was occasionally homeless during his childhood in Kansas City, Missouri, will become the city's 55th mayor. Voters on Tuesday chose Quinton Luca...
Jun 18, 2019
Protesters demand embattled Hong Kong leader resign
HONG KONG - Demonstrators in Hong Kong gathered Monday outside the office of the city's leader, demanding that she resign for the crisis over an unpopular extradition bill that has tested the durabili...
Jun 18, 2019
Captain Scully catches multi-sport scholarship
Prince George's Camryn Scully is a well-known hockey player in town, most recently wearing the C for the Northern Capitals. But hockey's only half the year for Scully. The other half, she straps on th...
Jun 18, 2019
UNBC Soccer schedule just two months away
The UNBC Soccer schedule was recently released and it should give us all something to look forward too. Unlike basketball which doesn't get underway until November, the Timberwolves soccer teams pick ...
Jun 18, 2019
Upcoming federal program could attract homebuyers to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A new federal program set to help some homebuyers will start September 2. It will see the government pick up five percent of a mortgage on existing homes and new construction, up to te...
Jun 18, 2019
5 things you need to know: Tuesday, June 18
PM Trudeau approves Trans Mountain. AgainPM Justin Trudeau re-approved the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Trudeau also announced that the Federal Government plans on putting every dollar they earn into inve...
Jun 18, 2019