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Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford, the ace of the mighty New York Yankees teams in the 1950s and '60s. Ford died Thursday night at his Long Island home at the age of 91: ___ "T...
Oct 09, 2020
Heat force Game 6, top Lakers to stave off elimination
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The trophy was ready. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat delayed its appearance. The NBA Finals are not over, not after Butler and the Heat pulled off a virtuoso performance in G...
Oct 09, 2020
Brosseau homer off Chapman lifts Rays over Yanks, into ALCS
SAN DIEGO - Mike Brosseau homered off Aroldis Chapman with one out in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Friday night to reach the AL Championship Series for the fi...
Oct 09, 2020
Lawyer Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, 43, elected new leader of Parti Quebecois
MONTREAL - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, a 43-year-old lawyer without a seat in Quebec's legislature, defeated the establishment candidate on the third round of voting Friday to become the new leader of t...
Oct 09, 2020
B.C.'s provincial health officer announces 119 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says 119 more cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, for a total of 10,185 infections. Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a statement that about 8,500 people who tested ...
Oct 09, 2020
California fire investigators seize utility equipment
SAN FRANCISCO - Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the ...
Oct 09, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh
MOSCOW - Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karbakh starting at noon Saturday. The top diplomats from the two countries said in a statement that the truce is intend...
Oct 09, 2020
Low risk COVID-19 exposure at PGSS
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has reported a possible COVID-19 exposure at Prince George Secondary Secondary School. The health authority says the potential exposure occurred on Oct.2. Parents were ...
Oct 09, 2020
Aberdeen Glen set to close for season following extremely busy 2020
As the temperature gets colder and the days get shorter it marks the end of golf season in the City of Prince George. For Aberdeen Glen Golf Course they will close following Thanksgiving long weekend ...
Oct 09, 2020
Election Lower Mainland-centric?
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC election is about two weeks away but who would know it? Campaign signs are few and far between and, while the campaign platforms were released recently, there wasn't much in the...
Oct 09, 2020