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In a new podcast, Bogdanovich tries to make sense of it all
LOS ANGELES - Podcasts make sense to Peter Bogdanovich, even if so much else doesn't. "It's like radio," Bogdanovich said recently from his home in Los Angeles. "I grew up with radio. My first love wa...
Apr 28, 2020
Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear
DETROIT - Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Instead, she along with hundreds of w...
Apr 28, 2020
French decision to halt sports until September adds to rugby league's uncertainty
The challenge of restarting England's rugby league season grew even more complicated Tuesday with news that the French government has banned all major sporting events until September. Catalan Dragons ...
Apr 28, 2020
Flood warnings downgraded in B.C. as conditions ease but heavy snowpacks remain
VANCOUVER - Flood warnings have been reduced across much of British Columbia's central Interior as cooler weather eases the rate of snowmelt. The River Forecast Centre has downgraded warnings to ...
Apr 28, 2020
Regional District downgrades evacuation order to alert for Upper Mud River Rd.
PRINCE GEORGE-The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG) has downgraded an evacuation order to an evacuation alert for 39 properties in the Upper Mud River Rd. area.One additional property wi...
Apr 28, 2020 The RDFFG has downgraded the evacuation order to an alert for some homes in the Upper Mud River Rd. area. (Photo Courtesy, RDFFG)
Study on early humans sheds new light on old stories about animals and alcohol
CALGARY - Research is shedding new light on old stories about the relationship between animals and alcohol. University of Calgary anthropologist Mareike Janiak started by asking how ea...
Apr 28, 2020
Gloomy summer looms as pandemic cancels US festivals, trips
HARTFORD, Conn. - Thelma Uranga is sprucing up her back deck in Chicago, hoping to host some small gatherings to take the place of the summer's usual neighbourhood festivals built on music, food and t...
Apr 28, 2020
Reports of possible firearm leads RCMP to seize pellet gun
PRINCE GEORGE-Local RCMP have seized a pellet gun over the weekend, after a report of a possible firearm in the downtown.A local business owner was reviewing external surveillance images and found two...
Apr 28, 2020 Prince George RCMP seized a pellet gun over the weekend, after reports of a possible firearm in the downtown area. (Photo Courtesy, PG RCMP)
Spread of COVID-19 slows down, but projections show more deaths expected: Tam
OTTAWA - New models released by the federal government show a pandemic paradox is playing out in Canada as more people die from COVID-19, even as the increase in new cases slows down. Canada's ch...
Apr 28, 2020
Kenney offers support to Fort McMurray as floods chase people from downtown
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Officials in Fort McMurray say a 25-kilometre ice jam that caused major flooding and forced about 12,000 people from their homes in the city's downtown is shrinking. B...
Apr 28, 2020