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North Korea proposes talks if South Korea lifts 'hostility'
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Friday her country is willing to resume talks with South Korea if it doesn't provoke the North with hostile pol...
Sep 24, 2021

New additions face tough test on first day of Vancouver Canucks training camp
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Jason Dickinson was warned about the dreaded bag skate he'd face on the first day of Vancouver Canucks training camp. He kept the gruelling sprints in mind as he worked out over the...
Sep 23, 2021

Twins bump Blue Jays back in wild card race, as Gurriel hurt
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nick Gordon drove in four runs and Michael Pineda won his third straight start as the Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 on Thursday night to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-ca...
Sep 23, 2021

Blue Jays' Borucki suspended 3 games for plunking Kiermaier
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch in the latest ...
Sep 23, 2021

B.C. reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise
VICTORIA - COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are trending upwards as the province's vaccination rate slowly rises. The Ministry of Health reported 832 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the tot...
Sep 23, 2021

Winter tires could be harder to get this season
PRINCE GEORGE - If you don't have a good set of winter tires, you might want to get some sooner rather than later as there may be a winter tire shortage this season."We have been preparing for a bit o...
Sep 23, 2021

White Rock Lake wildfire caused an estimated $77-million in insured damage
The damage caused by the White Rock Lake wildfire this summer is expected to have a price tag of at least $77-million.The insured damage estimate was calculated by Catastrophe Indices and Quantificati...
Sep 23, 2021

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed four advisers and associates to former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him ...
Sep 23, 2021

117 more cases of COVID-19 in northern B.C. and one more death
VICTORIA - There's no end in sight to the fourth wave of the pandemic. The province announced 832 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, including 117 in northern BC. The new/active cases include:* 377 new c...
Sep 23, 2021

Northern BC community immunization coverage
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has released the latest immunization results for our region.As of September 22, Haida Gwaii leads the north with 80 percent of its population aged 12 and up double vacc...
Sep 23, 2021