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Clemons plans to explore analytics options in his new role as Argonauts GM
TORONTO - Analytics will be a priority for Michael (Pinball) Clemons in his new role as general manager of the Toronto Argonauts. Clemons plans to connect with the Raptors and Maple Leafs - both ...
Oct 08, 2019
Man charged in Los Angeles with 1985 death of TV director
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have charged a man in the cold-case killing of a TV director who worked on "The Incredible Hulk," ''The Six Million Dollar Man" and other shows more than three decades ago. T...
Oct 08, 2019
Montreal Impact star Ignacio Piatti's future seemingly up in the air
MONTREAL - Contract negotiations between Ignacio Piatti and the Montreal Impact have taken a bizarre and unexpected turn. A team spokesperson said the star midfielder met with Impact management on Tue...
Oct 08, 2019
Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin to run for city council seat in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin is entering a different kind of race - this time, for a spot as a city councillor in Laval, Que. Surin has announced he'll run in a Nov....
Oct 08, 2019
List of Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize
Here is a list of Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize: 1923: Frederick G. Banting, Nobel Prize in medicine for the "discovery of insulin." 1949: William F. Giauque, Nobel Prize in chemistry for "co...
Oct 08, 2019
Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin to run for city council seat in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin is entering a different kind of race - this time, for a spot as a city councillor in Laval, Que. Surin has announced he'll run in a Nov....
Oct 08, 2019
Local artist enters designs to Vans contest
PRINCE GEORGE-Vans, you may have seen them at a store at the mall, or you might even own a pair. One local artist is attempting to have her art printed on the skate-inspired shoe.Hannah Minck has purs...
Oct 08, 2019 Hannah Minck has always had a love for Vans and might have the chance to design her very own with the public's help. (Photo of Minck courtesy of Facebook.)
Regional District Talking Trash
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser Fort George is challenging people on how they think about their trash. Many residents do understand the 3 R's. Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. The regional ...
Oct 08, 2019
'Stuff of which dreams are made:' Physical cosmology looks to explain the universe
WINNIPEG - When James Peebles was acknowledged by the University of Manitoba for his work in physical cosmology, the research was described as "the stuff of which dreams are made." The Canadian-A...
Oct 08, 2019
April trial date set for Avenatti in Stormy Daniels' case
NEW YORK - An April trial date has been set for attorney Michael Avenatti to face charges that he ripped off his star client, Stormy Daniels. U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts set the April 21 trial d...
Oct 08, 2019