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Tourism PG's new brand to highlight north's wilderness
PRINCE GEORGE-Tourism Prince George unveiled its new brand virtually today (Sept.21).The new brand, developed in consultation with tourism stakeholders, aims at attracting travellers to visit Prince G...
Sep 21, 2020
Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...
Sep 21, 2020
Warrant alleges N.S. mass killer's prior violence against family, growing paranoia
HALIFAX - Court documents released today describe the violence a Nova Scotia mass killer inflicted on his father years before his rampage as well as the gunman's growing paran...
Sep 21, 2020
Former Maple Leafs forward, Rangers captain Bob Nevin dead at 82
TORONTO - Bob Nevin, a fan favourite who won two Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs before a successful run as captain of the New York Rangers, has died. He was 82. Nevin died early Monday, acc...
Sep 21, 2020
PG resident recipient of Forest Products Association of Canada Rising Star Award
PRINCE GEORGE- A Prince George resident is the recipient of an award from the Forest Products Association of Canada's (FPAC) Awards of Excellence program.Faye Cuadra, who started work at Canfor Pulp i...
Sep 21, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Horgan meets Lt.-Gov. amid B.C. election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan is meeting with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin today amid speculation he will call a provincial election. Horgan has called an 11 a.m. news conference following the&nbs...
Sep 21, 2020
Famed French actor Michael Lonsdale dies at 89
PARIS - Michael Lonsdale, a giant of the silver screen and theatre in France who worked with some of the world's top directors in an acting career that spanned 60 years, died on Monday, his agent said...
Sep 21, 2020
COVID-19 gains steam as Quebec and Ontario report surge in new infections
MONTREAL - The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be gaining steam across Eastern Canada as Ontario and Quebec report a surge in infections. Health authorities in Quebec reported 568 new...
Sep 21, 2020
US household wealth hits record even as economy struggles
WASHINGTON - Americans' household wealth rebounded last quarter to a record high as the stock market quickly recovered from a pandemic-induced plunge in March. Yet the gains flowed mainly to the most ...
Sep 21, 2020
Mourners pay tribute outside U.S. Supreme Court as battle brews over RBG's successor
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Mourners are streaming past the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in a tranquil show of respect for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Across the street on Capitol Hill, however, a much less serene...
Sep 21, 2020