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Japan awaits spacecraft return with asteroid soil samples
TOKYO - Japan's space agency said the Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully separated a capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin o...
Dec 04, 2020
Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. A month and a half before he takes of...
Dec 04, 2020
Settlement brings derelict hotels into City of Vancouver ownership
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says it has reached a settlement with the owners of the Balmoral and Regent hotels to expropriate the derelict properties on the Downtown Eastside. The hotels, which ...
Dec 04, 2020
Calgary featherweight Hakeem Dawodu to fight on UFC 257 card featuring Conor McGregor
TORONTO - Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu will face Shane (Hurricane) Burgos at UFC 257 on Jan. 23. It's a high-profile card given it marks the return of Conor McGregor, the former UFC feat...
Dec 04, 2020
New Kopar Christmas Truck looking to make your holidays a little more lit
PRINCE GEORGE - There's a new attraction taking to the streets of PG to try and make your holidays a little bit flashier.Tom Newell, Owner of Kopar Administration says his new, but old 'Christmas Truc...
Dec 04, 2020
Local sports looking for 'light at the end of the tunnel' after new restrictions
PRINCE GEORGE - There are a number of local sports organizations affected by the latest health order, and it's not just the adults feeling the effects.All adult team sports are currently banned in BC,...
Dec 04, 2020
Police watchdog to probe Anahim Lake-area car crash, RCMP response
ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog will look into a bizarre series of events near Anahim Lake earlier this fall.According to the Independent Investigations Officer, it began October 11 with a ...
Dec 04, 2020
Kings optimistic about BCHL regular season
Friday was supposed to be the start of the BCHL regular season.However, that is not the case due to the new protocols put in place by the B.C government.Right now all of the teams in the BCHL are in a...
Dec 04, 2020
Northern Health shatters another daily record with 50 new cases of COVID-19
PRINCE GEORGE - For the second time this week, Northern Health has shattered single-day case records counting 50 new cases of COVID-19 reported Friday.Provincially, BC totalled 711 new cases of COVID-...
Dec 04, 2020
Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio handed one-game suspension, fine for violent conduct
TORONTO - Midfielder Jonathan Osorio has been handed a one-game suspension and undisclosed fine for violent conduct in Toronto FC's 1-0 playoff loss to Nashville SC. Hacked to the ground in the 32nd m...
Dec 04, 2020