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Tennessee House speaker shrugs off 'no confidence' vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday said he was ready to call lawmakers back to Nashville for a special legislative session following a historic vote of no confidence in Speaker Glen Casada ...
May 22, 2019
Officials: Last slave ship from Africa ID'd on Alabama coast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Researchers working in the murky waters of the northern Gulf Coast have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, historica...
May 22, 2019
5 things you need to know: Wednesday, May 22
City moves ahead with carbon reduction planThe City of Prince George is embarking on a new education campaign to raise awareness of what people can do to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.Click he...
May 22, 2019
Three arrested on Central
PRINCE GEORGE - Three people were arrested in a police operation this afternoon on the 800 block of Central Street.The Prince George RCMP confirmed the arrests occurred at around 4:20 p.m. but aren't ...
May 22, 2019
3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home
PONTIAC, Mich. - Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushion...
May 22, 2019
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defences against potential Iranian threats, U.S. o...
May 22, 2019
Army veteran indicted in California bomb plot against rally
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. grand jury on Wednesday indicted an Army veteran in a plot to plant a bomb at a rally by white supremacists in California. The indictment charged 26-year-old Mark Domingo with pro...
May 22, 2019
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A northern Alberta town and a nearby First Nation are being evacuated due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire. Thousands of people are being told to leave High Level, as ...
May 22, 2019
Bernard, Pendrith excited for Mackenzie Tour season to begin in Vancouver
It was only when he was sitting alone in a hotel room in Argentina that Hugo Bernard truly appreciated that he was finally a professional golfer. "I usually play events with my good friend Jared du To...
May 22, 2019
Burn prohibition expanded
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Fire Centre has expanded a prohibition on Category 2 open fires.Earlier this month, a ban on Category 2 open burning was issued for the Stuart Nechako and Prince Geor...
May 22, 2019 Photo courtesy BC Government