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Spruce Kings clipped at home by Nanaimo
The Prince George Spruce Kings returned to the friendly confines of the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena Friday night to kick off a four-game homestand.Unfortunately for the squad, it wasn't the result they...
Oct 12, 2019
Nobel literature pick heartens liberal Poles in populist era
WARSAW, Poland - The Swedish Academy's decision to bestow the 2018 Nobel Prize in literature on Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has given a rare morale boost to liberal Poles only three days before a nat...
Oct 12, 2019
Gauthier backstops Cougars to first road win of the season
The Prince George Cougars picked up their second win of the season Friday night and their first on the road thanks to a 3-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs.Taylor Gauthier was a big reason why the Cougars...
Oct 12, 2019 (photo credit to Larry Brunt/Spokane Chiefs)
Canada's Vasek Pospisil drops tough match against Daniil Medvedev
SHANGHAI - Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev continued his quest to reach a sixth consecutive ATP Tour final after beating Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (7), 7-5 in their round-of-16 match on Thurs...
Oct 12, 2019
Florida men tied to Giuliani, Ukraine probe arrested
WASHINGTON - Two Florida businessmen tied to President Donald Trump's lawyer and the Ukraine impeachment investigation were charged with federal campaign finance violations. The charges Thursday relat...
Oct 12, 2019
For opera legend Placido Domingo, the show goes on in Europe
MILAN - Even as his U.S. career seemingly winds down amid accusations of sexual harassment, opera legend Placido Domingo remains on the bill of a host of European opera houses. But cracks, even if sli...
Oct 12, 2019
Iran women freely at FIFA soccer match, 1st time in decades
TEHRAN, Iran - Flag-draped Iranian women watched a FIFA soccer match from inside a Tehran stadium Thursday, the first time they've been freely allowed into a stadium in decades. The 2022 World Cup qua...
Oct 12, 2019
Suspect in rapper Mac Miller's drug death pleads not guilty
LOS ANGELES - A man charged with selling rapper Mac Miller the drugs that killed him last year pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles. Cameron Pettit stood alongside his attorney ...
Oct 12, 2019
Despite Ottawa's LRT woes, experts say don't judge right away
OTTAWA - The sleek red-and-white train sat beside a platform at the western end of Ottawa's new light rail line on Friday morning, shadowed from the autumn sun as riders walked aboard. And then the tr...
Oct 12, 2019
Turkish forces capture centre of key Syrian border town
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey - Turkish forces captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday, the Turkish military and a Syrian war monitor said, as Turkey's offensive against Syrian Kurdis...
Oct 12, 2019