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PG Dome closed until further notice.
It is amazing how 48 hours can change everything.Just two days ago the PG Dome was hosting their 4th annual World Cup tournament featuring 12 teams across 2 divisions.Two days later and the Dome is of...
Mar 17, 2020
COVID-19 prompts postponement of Northern FanCon
PRINCE GEORGE - The COVID-19 outbreak has forced the postponement of Northern FanCon.It was schedule to take place from May 8-10 but now it will take place from September 25-27.Founder Norm Coyne says...
Mar 17, 2020
Russian author, political activist Limonov dies at 77
MOSCOW - Eduard Limonov, a Russian author and political activist known for his poignant and controversial writings, died on Tuesday. He was 77. Limonov's death was announced by the Other Russia politi...
Mar 17, 2020
Esper: Pentagon to give respirator masks, ventilators to HHS
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response ...
Mar 17, 2020
K-12 classes suspended in B.C. amidst COVID-19 crisis
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says public schools in B.C. will be suspended after the two-week spring break ends next Friday. The closures will last until further notice. Horgan made the announcement...
Mar 17, 2020
Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack. A jury at Lo...
Mar 17, 2020
Auto workers union presses companies to close US factories
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union wants Detroit's three automakers to shut down their factories for two weeks to keep its members safe from the spreading coronavirus. But union President Rory Ga...
Mar 17, 2020
Canada's Pospisil facing uncertainty of ATP season among COVID-19 outbreak
Vasek Pospisil was in Indian Wells, Calif., last Monday practising for the BNP Paribas Open when the tournament, one of the biggest on the tennis schedule, was cancelled over COVID...
Mar 17, 2020
Thousands of doctors, nurses answer call to help with COVID-19 effort
MONTREAL - A mother with two children at home, offering to work on evenings and weekends. A senior citizen, hoping to correct misinformation about COVID-19. A newly retired nurse, calling up...
Mar 17, 2020
2nd Yankees minor leaguer tests positive for coronavirus
TAMPA, Fla. - A second New York Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for the new coronavirus, a person familiar with the diagnosis told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on conditi...
Mar 17, 2020