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Even the sparrows: Extensive new study finds three-billion-bird decline
An extensive study of hundreds of bird species across decades worth of data has for the first time estimated how badly numbers of even the most common birds have shrunk. The paper, published Thursday ...
Sep 19, 2019
Linebacker Greenwood, receiver Begelton to miss Stampeders game versus Argos
TORONTO - The Calgary Stampeders will be minus two key performers for their game Friday night against the Toronto Argonauts. Receiver Reginald Begelton and middle linebacker Cory Greenwood, both start...
Sep 19, 2019
John Brink makes $1M donation to CNC
PRINCE GEORGE - The College of New Caledonia accepted a big donation from a local businessman and philanthropist this morning.John Brink, Founder, President and CEO of the Brink Group announced a $1 m...
Sep 19, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos starting quarterback Trevor Harris out for next game
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos will be missing their starting quarterback on Friday night. Trevor Harris, the CFL's leading passer this season, has been placed on the one-game injured list and will m...
Sep 19, 2019
US economy could shrug off oil prices if disruption is brief
DALLAS - The price of gasoline crept higher after a weekend attack devastated Saudi Arabian oil output, but if the disruption to global supplies is short-lived, the impact on the U.S. economy will pro...
Sep 19, 2019
'No path is easy': Black opera singers detail struggles
NEW YORK - More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the colour barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry. "We've ...
Sep 19, 2019
Naked B.C. man who jumped in Toronto shark tank pleads guilty to mischief
TORONTO - A British Columbia man accused of stripping naked and jumping into a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium has pleaded guilty to mischief. David Weaver, of Nelson, B.C., was arrested an...
Sep 19, 2019
Tourism PG CEO resigns after five and a half years
PRINCE GEORGE-Erica Hummel, CEO of Tourism Prince George (TPG) is resigning her position after five and a half years. Hummel announced her plans to resign in order to begin a new chapter in her life. ...
Sep 19, 2019
DreamWorks, Shanghai studio hope 'Abominable' suits China
For the new animated movie "Abominable," bringing a big city in China to life with accuracy means that even the trash has to look right. Chinese animators collaborating with DreamWorks animators urged...
Sep 19, 2019
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir in one of their final skates at CN centre
PRINCE GEORGE-Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue will perform in one of their final skates together at the CN Centre this fall.On Oct. 12 the two, Olympic Gold Medalists will stop in Prince George in the Roc...
Sep 19, 2019