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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childho...
Dec 31, 2019
Matthews, Nylander lead Maple Leafs to 4-1 win over Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Auston Matthews and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 Tuesday night. Alexander Kerfoot also scored and John Tavar...
Dec 31, 2019
Gilgeous-Alexander ties career high of 32 points in Thunder's win over Raptors
TORONTO - When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the rim to bank in a floater with 36 seconds to play Sunday night, he didn't just clinch Oklahoma City a victory. In just his second season in the NBA, ...
Dec 31, 2019
Jack Hughes scores in overtime as New Jersey Devils top Ottawa Senators 4-3
OTTAWA - Even though he's just 18, Jack Hughes lived up to his billing as an impact player. Hughes scored in overtime as the New Jersey Devils topped the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Sunday e...
Dec 31, 2019
Literally ring in the New Year at the Annual Ness Lake Polar Bear Dip
PRINCE GEORGE-Ringing in the New Year has a whole new meaning at the 19th Annual Ness Lake Bible Camp Polar Bear Dip.With the addition of bells to this year's swim, "We've made these big giant bells a...
Dec 31, 2019
Congressman John Lewis says cancer is his latest battle
ATLANTA - As a civil rights activist at 25, John Lewis was beaten so badly his skull was fractured and the TV images from an Alabama bridge in the 1960s forced a nation's awakening to racial discrimin...
Dec 31, 2019
A whirlwind year for Lheidli T'enneh under new leadership
PRINCE GEORGE - It's been a busy 2019 for the Lheidli T'enneh, especially for Chief Clay Pountney, who became the first newly-elected chief for the band in 15 years.In April, Pountney won by a margin ...
Dec 31, 2019
RCMP officers don't expect to become victims
PRINCE GEORGE - Four Prince George RCMP officers suffered injuries during the line of duty in the last tens days. The violence toward police officers can sometimes add to the person's issues who find ...
Dec 31, 2019
Schwartz scores twice, Blues beat Jets for 8th straight win
ST. LOUIS - Jaden Schwartz saw what it took last season for the St. Louis Blues to emerge from the cellar to hoist the Stanley Cup. While Schwartz and the Blues haven't had to deal with the struggles ...
Dec 31, 2019
Lawyers: Robert Durst wrote incriminating 'cadaver' note
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for New York real estate heir Robert Durst acknowledge that he penned a note tipping off police to the location of the body of a friend he's accused of killing, according to cour...
Dec 31, 2019