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US new home sales fell 5.9% in April after big March gain
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of new homes fell a bigger-than-expected 5.9% in April, a drop that analysts blamed in part on rising home prices. Sales dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 863,000...
May 25, 2021

Federal rebate set to make electric cars more affordable see $100M go to Tesla buyers
OTTAWA - Transport Canada is looking at ways to include used vehicles in a federal rebate for electric cars - something observers say is needed to make the program more relevant to low or middle-incom...
May 25, 2021

Spruce Kings' Nick Rheaume takes hockey journey to UMass
PRINCE GEORGE - The next chapter has been outlined for Nick Rheaume when it comes to his hockey career and how it's unravelling.On Tuesday (May 25), the Prince George Spruce Kings' forward announced h...
May 25, 2021

Echaquan inquiry: Coroner apologizes, denies bias amid criticism over comments
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner conducting a public inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan says she's sorry if her comments last week offended anyone but assures she has been impartial since the beginni...
May 25, 2021

Baby Girl Sussex is coming, so what's big bro Archie to do?
NEW YORK (AP) - Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the 2-year-old son of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan, will soon have a sister in the California hamlet the decamped royals call home. Hopefully, t...
May 25, 2021

After featuring in One Good Thing, volunteers keep on giving
For more than a year, The Associated Press has been bringing you "One Good Thing" - stories highlighting good deeds done by individuals to brighten others' days during trying times. Usually, their sto...
May 25, 2021

Williams Lake's Brityn Hinsche commits to Green and Gold
PRINCE GEORGE - She has been attending UNBC Timberwolves camps since she was in the ninth grade, but now, the green and gold means a little more. The University of Northern British Columbia Women's So...
May 25, 2021

Canadian Rebecca Marino eliminated in French Open qualifying
PARIS - Canada's Rebecca Marino is out of the French Open qualifying tournament after suffering a loss in the first round. Marino, from Vancouver, lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 to No. 20 qualifying seed Claire L...
May 25, 2021

Weekend downpours in southeast B.C., raise flood concerns for Fairmont Hot Springs
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been issued for more than 200 homes and businesses in southeastern British Columbia as a weekend downpour and the likelihood of more rain raise the...
May 25, 2021

Canada's Bianca Andreescu advances to Strasbourg quarterfinal
STRASBOURG, France - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg Open.The tournament's No. 1 seed, from Mississauga, Ont., beat Belgian qualifier Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 6...
May 25, 2021