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Trump says transcript of Ukraine conversation to be released
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he has directed the release on Wednesday of the "unredacted" transcript of his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Trump has acknowle...
Sep 24, 2019
Alberta property owner who shot suspected thief facing lawsuit
CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property is being sued by one of the people.A statement of claim says Ryan Watson entered Edouard Maurice's property near Ok...
Sep 24, 2019
Quebec Human Rights commission says majority of hate attacks go unreported
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission says the vast majority of xenophobic and Islamophobic hatred in the province goes unreported to competent authorities. The organization has released th...
Sep 24, 2019
James Franklin reclaims Argos' starting quarterback job
TORONTO - James Franklin is set to return as the Toronto Argonauts' starting quarterback. Argos head coach Corey Chamblin says Franklin will start on Saturday when Toronto (2-10) hosts the Saskatchewa...
Sep 24, 2019
Volkswagen bosses charged in Germany over emissions scandal
BERLIN - German prosecutors dealt a blow to Volkswagen's efforts to put the 2015 emissions-cheating case behind it, charging the automaker's chief executive, chairman and former CEO with stock manipul...
Sep 24, 2019
Spirit of Healthy Kids becomes regional program
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Cougars are attempting to inspire youth to make healthy choices and read more-and not just in Prince George-across northern BC.The Spirit of Healthy Kids regional progr...
Sep 24, 2019 Courtesy of the Prince George Cougars
Singh promises cross-Canada clean-energy corridor, electric transit
WINNIPEG - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh made promises Tuesday to build an east-west clean-energy corridor and to convert all public transit systems in Canada to electric vehicles, without be...
Sep 24, 2019
Thomas Cook repatriation ramps up as bosses slammed over pay
LONDON - Britain's biggest repatriation effort since World War II ramped up on Tuesday as questions swirled over the pay Thomas Cook executives received in the run-up to the tour operator's collapse, ...
Sep 24, 2019
7th Ave. in front of City Hall re-opens
PRINCE GEORGE-One year later and the paving on the section of 7th avenue in front of City Hall has been completed.Over the course of the project, crews replaced, and repaired old and deteriorating und...
Sep 24, 2019
NewsAlert: Kevin O'Leary's wife charged in fatal boat crash
SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Police have laid charges in a fatal boat crash involving celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary. Ontario Provincial Police say Linda O'Leary, 56, of Toronto, has been charged...
Sep 24, 2019