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Union votes to strike at General Motors' US plants
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union announced Sunday that its roughly 49,000 workers at General Motors plants in the U.S. would go on strike just before midnight because contentious talks on a new...
Sep 16, 2019
Canadian James Paxton extends personal win streak, Yankees beat Jays 13-3
TORONTO - Canadian James Paxton didn't have his best stuff on Saturday. But with all the run support, it didn't really matter. Paxton started on just four days rest, and got some h...
Sep 16, 2019
Woman desperate to find stolen 3-month-old puppy
PRINCE GEORGE-A local woman took to social media asking for the public's help in being re-united with her puppy.Heidi Ammundsen was on a walk with her three-month-old Border-Collie-cross when she deci...
Sep 16, 2019 Courtesy of Heidi Ammundsen via Facebook.
First Fallfest comes this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - This weekend will be hopping on Third Avenue. The first-ever Fallfest will kick off with a pancake breakfast, hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion, at 8:30 a.m. There will be two farmer...
Sep 16, 2019
NHL players stay with CBA, labour peace set to at least 2022
The National Hockey League will play its next three seasons without the threat of a work stoppage amid optimism that labour peace will stretch beyond 2022. The NHL Players' Association on Monday annou...
Sep 16, 2019
Fewer campaign signs
PRINCE GEORGE - The minute the writ dropped on Wednesday, staffers with the incumbent Conservatives were putting up campaign signs. Local Green Party candidate Mackenzie Kerr followed suit with a few ...
Sep 16, 2019
Victoria to announce help for laid off forestry workers Tuesday
PRINCE GEORGE - Help is on the way for laid off forestry workers. The provincial government will be making an announcement tomorrow (Sept.17) morning at 10 a.m. at the CN railyards on River Road. Fore...
Sep 16, 2019
New-look Team Epping off to hot start this season with back-to-back titles
It can be quite common for new-look curling teams to need appearances at several bonspiels before finding a true rhythm on the ice. Team Epping is making the transition look easy. Skip John ...
Sep 16, 2019
B.C. Green leader reduces workload after illness, full recovery expected
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Green party leader is reducing his work schedule while he recovers after recently being diagnosed with labyrinthitis. In a statement, Andrew Weaver says he ...
Sep 16, 2019
'SNL' rescinds cast invitation to Gillis over YouTube video
NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" has rescinded its invitation to a cast member who posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English...
Sep 16, 2019