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33rd annual PG Iceman this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - It's sometimes referred to as the ultimate multi-sport winter challenge in Prince George. For 33 years the Prince George Iceman has tested competitors to cross country ski 8 km, follow...
Feb 04, 2020
Hyundai halts Korea output as China outbreak fallout spreads
WASHINGTON - Hyundai Motors is suspending production in South Korea, a sign that the economic fallout from China's viral outbreak is spreading. For other companies bracing for losses from coronavirus,...
Feb 04, 2020
Landry named 1st star of the week
The UNBC women's basketball team is on a roll.Winners of 6 in a row, the Timberwolves are one of the hottest teams in Can West and Madison Landry has played a big part in all 6 of those wins.Thanks to...
Feb 04, 2020
Disney Plus hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months
NEW YORK - Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for what the company has positioned as its future as ...
Feb 04, 2020
Macy's to close 125 stores, shed 2,000 corporate jobs
NEW YORK - Macy's said Tuesday it is closing 125 of its least productive stores and cutting 2,000 corporate jobs as the struggling department store tries to reinvent itself in the age of online shoppi...
Feb 04, 2020
New presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - There has been a new presumptive confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia.B.C. health officials said Tuesday the latest case is a woman in her 50s who lives in the Vanco...
Feb 04, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
Canadian Liam Millar starts for young Liverpool side in FA Cup replay
Canadian international Liam Millar started for Liverpool on Tuesday as the Premier League leaders, fielding its youngest-ever team, reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time under ...
Feb 04, 2020
Local restaurants overcome trend of lost revenue from Super Bowl Sunday
PRINCE GEORGE - The Kansas City Chiefs are still celebrating their Super Bowl victory from this past Sunday, and with Numeris reporting nearly 18.7 million unique Canadian viewers, surely local restau...
Feb 04, 2020
Prosecutors seek to drop rape case against California doctor
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Prosecutors on Tuesday said they will seek to drop a high-profile rape case against a California surgeon who appeared in a reality TV dating show. "There's insufficient evidence to...
Feb 04, 2020
Williams' shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Canucks, 4-3
RALEIGH, N.C. - For the second time in four games since returning from an extended off-season, Justin Williams scored the winning goal in a shootout on Sunday as he lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a...
Feb 04, 2020