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Tigers sign former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, 1-year deal
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. The two-time All-Star gets a slight raise from his $14.2 m...
Dec 27, 2024
B.C. court orders fraudster who owes $36.7M to pay from retirement funds
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Securities Commission says a man behind one of the province's largest investment frauds has been ordered by the B.C. Supreme Court to use two retirement accounts to pa...
Dec 27, 2024
Ministry of Transportation redeploys staff following weigh scale fire
PRINCE GEORGE - More information has been released regarding a fire on Christmas Eve that destroyed the Red Rock weigh scale just south of Prince George on Highway 97.The Ministry of Transportation sa...
Dec 27, 2024
B.C. man faces nine firearms and drug trafficking charges: CBSA
VANCOUVER - The Canada Border Services Agency says a man from Sicamous, B.C., is facing firearms and drug trafficking charges after officers intercepted a package addressed to him earlier this year. T...
Dec 27, 2024
Spruce Kings sign new goalie
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed a new goalie for the remainder of this season. Dylan Johnson is 6'1 and 202 pounds and hails from Dallas, Texas. He played six games this yea...
Dec 27, 2024
After cold, snowy Christmas, temperatures to rise across southern Quebec for new year
MONTREAL - After a cold, snowy Christmas, temperatures are set to rise across southern Quebec to bring in the new year. Environment Canada says a major weather system from the southern United States w...
Dec 27, 2024
B.C. man faces six impaired driving charges over crash that killed Good Samaritan, 80
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia have approved six impaired driving charges against a 29-year-old man over a crash that killed an elderly Good Samaritan near Qualicum Beach earlier this yea...
Dec 27, 2024
Canada's top mixed doubles curling teams gear up for Olympic Games bid
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - The winner of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials that start Monday will take on double duty. That duo not only earns the right to represent Canada in the 2026 Olympic Games, b...
Dec 27, 2024
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in sev...
Dec 27, 2024
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
BOSTON (AP) - The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of m...
Dec 27, 2024