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Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn inter...
Oct 25, 2021
Cougars' Tuesday tilt against Victoria rescheduled
PRINCE GEORGE - The Western Hockey League and the Prince George Cougars today announced the rescheduling of the WHL Regular Season game between the Victoria Royals and host Cougars, originally schedul...
Oct 25, 2021
Police: 6 injured, including officer, in Idaho mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, said Monday that five people and a police officer have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They say one person is in custody. Police on Twitter s...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021
Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP's slipping majority, leaving opponents hoping courts will block the newly...
Oct 25, 2021
RCMP say charges laid after two people were found dead in Crofton, B.C.
DUNCAN, B.C. - The RCMP say second-degree murder charges have been laid against a man for the deaths of two people in the Vancouver Island community of Crofton. They say 33-year-old Justin Dodd was ar...
Oct 25, 2021
Police looking for the driver of a stolen vehicle
PRINCE GEORGE - Early this morning Prince George RCMP attended a single car motor vehicle accident on 15th ave across from Parkwood Place. When police arrived they discovered the driver of the vehicle...
Oct 25, 2021
Bayern star Joshua Kimmich at center of COVID vaccine debate
BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich soccer star Joshua Kimmich has found himself at the center of a debate in Germany over the merits of vaccination against the coronavirus. The 26-year-old Kimmich, tipped as...
Oct 25, 2021
Ed John to face jury trial July, 2022
PRINCE GEORGE - The trial dates for Ed John have been set. The hereditary chief and former cabinet minister will stand trial for four days starting July 25, next year in BC Supreme Court in Prince Geo...
Oct 25, 2021