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Chetwynd General suspends ER services for 12 hours
CHETWYND-Northern Health is informing the public of a 12 hour diversion due to a lack of registered nursing staff.Northern Health made a facebook post saying that Chetwynd General Hospital would have ...
Aug 30, 2019
Federer ends slow starts, rolls into fourth round at US Open
NEW YORK - Roger Federer didn't change much, outside of where his team was sitting. He certainly wasn't going to overreact to a couple of poor starts after all these years and do anything different wi...
Aug 30, 2019
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ends once-promising presidential bid
WASHINGTON - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand dropped out of the presidential race Wednesday, abruptly ending a campaign that once looked poised to ride strong #MeToo credentials to formidability but inste...
Aug 30, 2019
Freeland says she brought up case of imprisoned Canadian, with Cuban foreign minister
MONTREAL - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday she raised the case of Benjamin Tomlin, a Canadian citizen imprisoned in Cuba, during a meeting with her Cuban counterpart ea...
Aug 30, 2019
Record-breaking year for Wheelin' Warriors
PRINCE GEORGE - $207,000 and counting. That's how much the Wheelin' Warriors of the North raised during this weekend's Ride to Conquer Cancer. All the money raised will go directly to the BC Cancer Ag...
Aug 30, 2019
Labour Day, what is it?
PRINCE GEORGE- Another long weekend is on the horizon and with people making plans to head to the lake or catch up on household chores, the reason behind the extra day might be forgotten.What is Labou...
Aug 30, 2019 Carmichael's Men’s Wear on 3rd Avenue promoting union made products for Labour Day, September 2, 1958. Courtesy of The Exploration Place.
NHL informs union it won't terminate labour deal
Citing what it called momentum from a sustained period of labour peace, the NHL said Friday it has informed the NHL Players' Association it will not use its option to terminate the existing collective...
Aug 30, 2019
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell closes in on return to field
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell took another step towards returning to the football field with zip on his passes in Friday's practice. The CFL's Most Outstanding Player and Grey Cup MV...
Aug 30, 2019
CFL commissioner Ambrosie feels league is close to resolving Alouettes situation
TORONTO - It remains the CFL's most contentious issue, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie feels the league is close to resolving the Montreal Alouettes' ownership situation. The CFL took o...
Aug 30, 2019
Coroner: Angels' Tyler Skaggs died of accidental overdose
ARLINGTON, Texas - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in an accidental overdose, a medical examiner in ...
Aug 30, 2019