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Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says
OTTAWA - Voters living outside of Canada should register soon to ensure they can participate in the coming federal election, says Canada's chief electoral officer. Expat voters' applications must...
Sep 17, 2019
Nova Scotia's annual pumpkin regatta sunk by extreme weather, lack of gourds
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia's annual Pumpkin Regatta has been cancelled following a disastrous season in the pumpkin patch. The race across Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, N.S., features padd...
Sep 17, 2019
TYH: Are your electronics causing you ache and pains?
Head up, shoulders back-that's how my mom always told me to sit and walk.However my posture has changed dramatically over the past several years, and originally, I wanted to attribute it to my chair a...
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Province announces help for those in forestry industry
PRINCE GEORGE-The province announced $69 million to fund a new series of measures aimed at supporting workers in the forestry industry today (Sept.17.)The interior forestry industry has been reducing ...
Sep 17, 2019
Oil prices drop ahead of update on Saudi oil production
NEW YORK - Oil prices are falling a day after their biggest single-day jump in years due to a weekend attack on a key Saudi Arabia energy facility. U.S. oil fell nearly 5% to $59.96 a barrel Tuesday w...
Sep 17, 2019
Nurse's battle over fine for Facebook comments before Saskatchewan Appeal Court
REGINA - The lawyer for a Saskatchewan nurse who was disciplined for criticizing her grandfather's care on Facebook says the decision to punish her was based on numerous legal errors. Caroly...
Sep 17, 2019
Cougars cut DiLaura loose
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars have finalized their goalie situation for the upcoming season by sending 19-year-old goalie Isaiah DiLaura to Portland in exchange for a seventh-round bantam d...
Sep 17, 2019 Photo: PG Cougars
Four Mounties sue attorney general over 2014 Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - Four RCMP officers who responded to the 2014 shootings in Moncton, N.B., that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues are suing the attorney general of Canada fo...
Sep 17, 2019
Gasol completes historic double, Spain wins World Cup
BEIJING - Marc Gasol looked to the sky as confetti fell, some sticking to his massive shoulders, and then cradled and kissed the giant golden chalice that goes to the World Cup champions. He's getting...
Sep 17, 2019
Bruins sign D McAvoy to 3-year, $14.7 million deal
BOSTON - Charlie McAvoy finally made it to training camp, and the Boston Bruins greeted him with a hearty stick tap salute. "I didn't want that," he said sheepishly on Sunday after returning to the de...
Sep 17, 2019