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GE freezes pensions for 20K workers in bid to trim debt pile
NEW YORK - General Electric is freezing the pension plans of about 20,000 of its workers and offering pension buyouts to 100,000 former employees as it attempts to reduce its mountain of debt. The ind...
Oct 07, 2019
Canada and South Africa have a fight-filled history at the Rugby World Cup
Former Canada captain Gareth Rees can't escape the memory of getting sent off at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. People often bring up the volcanic 20-0 loss to host South Africa in the so-called Battle of ...
Oct 07, 2019
US signs limited deal with Japan on ag, digital trade
WASHINGTON - The United States and Japan signed a limited trade agreement Monday, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pac...
Oct 07, 2019
RCMP seek witnesses to fight over weekend
PRINCE GEORGE-RCMP are seeking for witnesses to a fight that occurred in our community over the weekend.On Friday Oct.4th, 2019 at around 11:20 PM two people were involved in a physical fight near the...
Oct 07, 2019
Rays pummel Greinke, Morton clutch vs Astros to win Game 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Kevin Kiermaier hit a go-ahead, three-run homer as Tampa Bay teed off on Zack Greinke, and the Rays backed another clutch playoff pitching performance by Charlie Morton to beat ...
Oct 07, 2019
Calgary Zoo says baby giraffe born this week died overnight
CALGARY - A giraffe that was born at the Calgary Zoo less than a week ago died on Friday night, the organization announced on Facebook. In a post on Saturday, the zoo said a male calf born last Sunday...
Oct 07, 2019
Undercover police officer says Sharif detailed Edmonton attack
EDMONTON - An undercover officer says a man accused of stabbing a constable and striking four pedestrians with a cube van in 2017 detailed the attack while in a holding cell the next morning...
Oct 07, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack win Million Pound Game to secure a berth in the Super League
TORONTO - The party kept going after the final whistle of the Toronto Wolfpack's 24-6 comeback win over Featherstone Rovers on Saturday in the Million Pound Game. Fans remained crammed in the beer gar...
Oct 07, 2019
One year later still no cause on pipeline explosion
PRINCE GEORGE - This week marks one year since the natural gas pipeline exploded. On the evening of October 9, 2018, a 36-inch Enbridge natural gas pipeline ruptured and exploded less than a kilometre...
Oct 07, 2019
Quarterback Will Arndt set to make first career start for Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - The slumping Ottawa Redblacks will give quarterback Will Arndt his first CFL start on Friday in Toronto against the Argonauts. Arndt will be the third quarterback to start a game for Ottawa t...
Oct 07, 2019