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Mueller probe witness considers child sex trafficking plea
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is expected to plead guilty to charges of child sex trafficking and possessing child pornography. A criminal informati...
Jan 09, 2020
World's largest volunteer force fights Australia's wildfires
TOMERONG, Australia - The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make a quick decision. So they moved a bulldozer from another job and used it to widen a f...
Jan 09, 2020
Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires
CANBERRA, Australia - Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that...
Jan 09, 2020
Snowfall warning for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Heavy snowfall is headed our way.Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Prince George with the snow expected to start falling overnight tonight.At least 10 centimetres of...
Jan 09, 2020
The cold is coming but will idling your car cause more harm than good?
PRINCE GEORGE-The cold is coming and it's coming soon, and that may have us running our cars a bit earlier than normal, but can idling cause more harm than good?For some, there may be a misconception ...
Jan 09, 2020
Canadian Ryan Raposo ready to take next step of soccer dream with Whitecaps
Ryan Raposo has always had his eye set on pro soccer. On Thursday the Vancouver Whitecaps opened the door to his dream, taking the Syracuse attacking midfielder fourth overall in the MLS SuperDra...
Jan 09, 2020
UNBC growth in partnered research among the best in the country
PRINCE GEORGE - Research Infosource Inc. has released its latest edition of Canada's Top 50 Research Universities Rankings. In it, the University of Northern BC is listed as the top university in the ...
Jan 09, 2020
City council approves downtown committee membership
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has chosen the people and organizations that will make up the newly created Select Committee on a Clean, Safe and Inclusive Downtown. The committee was create...
Jan 09, 2020
DiCaprio to donate $3 million for Australia wildfire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization is donating $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. DiCaprio's Earth Alliance said in a statement Thursday that the organi...
Jan 09, 2020
YMCA launches 5th annual Megathon
PRINCE GEORGE - The YMCA of Northern BC's fifth annual MEGATHON received a kick-start from the Brink Group of Companies today (Jan.9).President and CEO John Brink presented a cheque worth $2000 to beg...
Jan 09, 2020 Photo courtesy YMCA of Northern BC