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Record year for P.G. Crime Stoppers
PRINCE GEORGE - 2019 was quite the year for Prince George Crime Stoppers.The organization not only celebrated its 35th year in Prince George but it also received 700 tips - a record."Those tips result...
Jan 03, 2020
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas, according to court records. The rapper, whose re...
Jan 03, 2020
Vancouver home sales up in December and 2019, prices down from year earlier
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver area's real estate board says the number of home sales last year was up from 2018, but remained below the region's 10-year average, despite a moderation in prices. The R...
Jan 03, 2020
Environment Canada lifts weather alert for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-The special weather statement has ended for the Prince George region.,leaving an additional 5 to 10 centimetres of snow on the ground ,with another 5 centimetres possible this morning be...
Jan 03, 2020
US construction spending up 0.6% in November, led by housing
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidential construction. It was the fifth con...
Jan 03, 2020
'Doomsday' scenario of mass layoffs due to AI unlikely, federal documents say
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that top government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce....
Jan 03, 2020
Texas murder suspected arrested in Halifax to have deportation hearing
HALIFAX - A man suspected of murder in Texas and arrested by police in Halifax earlier this week will go before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada to determine whether he should be sent back ...
Jan 03, 2020
'On the Farm Again' Woman makes hay replica of Willie Nelson
HUDDLESTON, Va. - Country singer Willie Nelson frequently sings about travelling and seeing things he may never see again. Chances are he had never before encountered a 15-foot-tall hay sculpture of h...
Jan 03, 2020
First Nation looks ahead after court sides with natural gas company
SMITHERS, B.C. - A hereditary chief with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the community is expecting further police action after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favour of a natural gas c...
Jan 03, 2020
First Nation looks ahead after court sides with natural gas company
SMITHERS, B.C. - A hereditary chief with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the community is expecting further police action after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favour of a natural gas c...
Jan 03, 2020