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Cuban FM tells AP that fizzled protest effort was US failure
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's top diplomat said Wednesday that the fizzled attempt by young activists to encourage anti-government protests this week was a failure in political communication by the organizers,...
Nov 17, 2021

Food shortage fears linger as some local restaurants grapple with interrupted supply chain
PRINCE GEORGE - As highways and roads from the Lower Mainland remain closed for a third full day, supply chains have become paralyzed.Those supply chains are not only resulting in interruptions for gr...
Nov 17, 2021

EXPLAINER: Doubts raised as execution nears for Julius Jones
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The fate of Julius Jones - who has served almost 20 years on death row, even as numerous questions raised doubts about his guilt - rests with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Only hours...
Nov 17, 2021

Toronto Arrows trade Canadian international centre Ben LeSage to Los Angeles Giltinis
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have traded Canadian international centre Ben LeSage, a first-team Major League Rugby all-star this season, to the Los Angeles Giltinis. The Arrows team acquired the right...
Nov 17, 2021

Brigitte Thibault headlines Golf Canada's 2022 amateur teams
Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., headlined the 2022 class of Golf Canada's amateur teams announced on Wednesday. Thibault, a grad student at the University of Texas, has been on Canada's amateur t...
Nov 17, 2021

Young Cats working through early-season woes with the man-advantage
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars are looking to rediscover the 'power' in their powerplay.Through 15 games, the Cougars man-advantage unit is ranked last in the Western Hockey League at 10.3 ...
Nov 17, 2021

Abbotsford Canucks postpone games due to catastrophic flooding, state of emergency
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Abbotsford Canucks' two games this week against the Bakersfield Condors have been postponed due to catastrophic flooding in and around the city. The Canucks (4-4-3) and Condors ...
Nov 17, 2021

Coastal GasLink, elected Wet'suwet'en council call for resolution to conflict
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Coastal GasLink says supplies like water are at risk of running out for more than 500 workers who have been stuck for three days behind blockades near a pipeline work site in northe...
Nov 17, 2021

Empty grocery shelves all over Prince George, due to panic buyers
PRINCE GEORGE - It began with the pandemic, it happened again when we saw fires and now, BC is dealing with winter flooding that's destroyed homes and taken out large chunks of highways that have cut ...
Nov 17, 2021

Mississippi executes man who killed wife, terrorized family
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and terrorizing their family has become the first person executed in Mississippi since 2012. David Neal Cox received a let...
Nov 17, 2021