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Excitement being felt by Cougars following league's commitment to season
PRINCE GEORGE - While the start date has yet to be set, the Western Hockey League caused some buzz across the league after it announced the commitment to a 24-game schedule.On Friday (Jan. 8), the WHL...
Jan 11, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor says gap between vaccine doses rooted in science
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says the first dose of a vaccine for COVID-19 gives "amazing" immunity, so the government's decision to allow for a 35-day gap before the second dose is admini...
Jan 11, 2021

Nova Scotia cancels playdowns; Murphy back to Brier, Brothers gets Scotties invite
Nova Scotia became the latest province to cancel its curling playdowns Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, it further stoked the debate on how best to decide on provincial representative...
Jan 11, 2021

Warm weather trend expected to end by late-January
PRINCE GEORGE - It may be warm, but it's not quite record-breaking according to Environment Canada.The most bizarre part won't take you by surprise, the amount of prolonged warm albeit not record-brea...
Jan 11, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared for community of Canim Lake
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the South Cariboo community of Canim Lake. It comes after the chief and council of the First Nations community put it on cur...
Jan 11, 2021

173 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health over the weekend
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there were 173 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health over the weekend, 1,475 provincially.From Friday to Saturday there were 538 cases, fr...
Jan 11, 2021

Lakoduk heads off to NCAA, Spruce Kings bring in 16-year-old Makow
PRINCE GEORGE - Spruce Kings' Darwin Lakoduk is headed off to join his NCAA school at American International College (AIC) for the remainder of the season.With a roster spot open, the Spruce Kings are...
Jan 11, 2021

Sister says brother's ashes that seemed lost in transit are now home
VANCOUVER - A woman says her little brother can now be laid to rest after his ashes reached her Metro Vancouver home from Edmonton weeks later than promised. Courtney Baker says her mother in Maple Ri...
Jan 11, 2021

Sister says brother's ashes that seemed lost in transit are now home
VANCOUVER - A woman says her little brother can now be laid to rest after his ashes reached her Metro Vancouver home from Edmonton weeks later than promised. Courtney Baker says her mother in Maple Ri...
Jan 11, 2021

More than half Manitoba's active COVID-19 cases are in First Nations population
WINNIPEG - Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with active COVID-19 in the province are First Nations.Manitoba's Fir...
Jan 11, 2021