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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A judge has approved a plea deal that imposes two years' probation and a suspended prison term for an Iowa farmer who appeared on "The Bachelor." Buchanan County District Court re...

MACKENZIE - There is another issue plaguing the District of Mackenzie, other than sawmill closures. Aside from Canfor's decision to indefinitely curtail operations in that mill, and Conifex's temporar...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues from across Canada are on alert as health officials in the United States continue to investigate nearly 200 cases of seve...

When medical students begin classes at Queen's University this fall, they'll be taught for the first time about the school's decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program. The uni...

PRINCE GEORGE - It's another example of investor confidence in the downtown. CrossRoads launched a new beer. "As a blue collar town that's built on the backs of a lot of manufacturing and industry, th...

SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Media reports says celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary was on a boat involved in a crash that left two people dead in Ontario's cottage country last weekend. O'Leary issued a s...

VENICE, Italy - Leaders of the 76th Venice International Film Festival have kicked off the festival by debating the inclusion of a film by Roman Polanski and the limited numbers of female directors in...

PRINCE GEORGE-The annual Black vs White Cougars intra-squad game was played on Tuesday (Aug.28) night.Team Black beat team White 5-3, claiming the Rob Charney Cup. Going into the second period the tea...

TORONTO - Uncapped Toronto FC fullback Richie Laryea and Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci have been called up for Canada's CONCACAF Nations League matches next month against Cuba. The 78...

Montreal researchers have enlisted members of three varsity football teams for a study into head injuries players sustain on the field. The research project "Tete premiere," or "Head First," will...