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Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
CHICAGO (AP) - A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated's 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, "The Most Feared Man in the Game." Opponents who w...
Oct 5, 2023
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 cases are on the rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations have increased 58 per cent in the past two weeks. The centre says in i...
Oct 5, 2023
City, province announce finalized deal for new $800M arena for Calgary Flames
The deal is sealed: the NHL's Calgary Flames are getting a new $800-million arena. A preliminary deal announced in April for a new $1.2-billion event centre and entertainment district near the city's ...
Oct 5, 2023
City, province announce finalized deal for new $800M arena for Calgary Flames
The deal is sealed: the NHL's Calgary Flames are getting a new $800-million arena. A preliminary deal announced in April for a new $1.2-billion event centre and entertainment district near the city's ...
Oct 5, 2023
Missing Prince George man has been found
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties have located 35-year-old Justin Maxwell Hart, and he is safe and sound.Hart went missing on September 19, near the 1400-block of Edmonton Street.The PG RCMP thanks the public ...
Oct 5, 2023
US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her lugg...
Oct 5, 2023
‘Imminently dying’; Williams Lake E.R. sign causes stir in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A controversial photo taken at Cariboo Memorial Hospital that is making the rounds on social media became the subject of heated debate in the B.C. legislature Thursday (Oct. 5).The sign say...
Oct 5, 2023
Carrier Sekani Family Service opens new sobering centre
PRINCE GEORGE-Prince George has access to a new sobering centre operated by Carrier Sekani Family Services in partnership with the Province and Northern Health. The centre is a 10-bed facility that pr...
Oct 5, 2023
More training makes case for new facility?
PRINCE GEORGE - Firefighters from the Prince George Fire Department, as well as a contingent from Quebec, have spent the past three days here learning to tackle very specialized firefighting technique...
Oct 5, 2023
Gradey Dick looking to soak up knowledge in first NBA pre-season training camp
BURNABY, B.C. - Gradey Dick is doing his best to take it all in. The Raptors' first round pick, 13th overall, from the 2023 draft is taking part in his first pre-season camp as an NBA player in Burnab...
Oct 5, 2023