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Closer by Committee: Montoyo plans to stick with current ninth-inning approach
Some baseball teams have a defined closer role. Others go with a committee approach. For Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, it has been a combination of the two. He started the 60-game se...
Sep 15, 2020

Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 97 in B.C.
VICTORIA-Nine new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region have been identified, bringing the north's total to 225 since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, 97 new cases, including one epi-...
Sep 15, 2020

Coach Greg Vanney familiar with Toronto FC's home away from home in East Hartford
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney and GM Ali Curtis sat down for a brainstorming session at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida, wondering about possible places to play if the Canadian border remained cl...
Sep 15, 2020

B.C. human rights commissioner calls for data collection to tackle inequity
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province isn't collecting enough demographic information in order to tackle racism and social inequality. Kasari Govender sa...
Sep 15, 2020

Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer
PHOENIX - A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person has been taken into custody, authorities said. The officer was...
Sep 15, 2020

Air quality good in PG, but wildfire smoke could be seen through Thursday
PRINCE GEORGE-We continue to be surrounded by smoke from wildfires several hundred kilometers south of us.The BC Wildfire Service says that there are no active fires in the Prince George Fire Centre, ...
Sep 15, 2020

Manitoba turns shipping containers into nursing home visitation rooms
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is having shipping containers repurposed to serve as outdoor visitation rooms at personal care homes across the province. The containers are being fitted with electr...
Sep 15, 2020

NDP-Green agreement provides stability during pandemic: New Green leader
VICTORIA - The newly elected leader of the B.C. Green party says a power-sharing agreement with the New Democrats provides necessary stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a news conference on...
Sep 15, 2020

Family escapes injury in McIntyre Crescent drive-by shooting
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George family of five survived an early morning drive-by shooting on McIntyre Crescent.RCMP say shots rang out at around 3 a.m. this morning (Sept.15). Two adults and three ch...
Sep 15, 2020

Plate Trial winner Clayton being pointed to Prince of Wales Stakes
TORONTO - It appears the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes is on tap for Clayton. The three-year-old colt was back on the track Tuesday at Woodbine Racetrack, just three days after his third-place ...
Sep 15, 2020