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Reflections 2020: Sitting Down With The Mayor And Dayi
2020 started off with so much optimism - this was going to be Prince George's year. Then along came March, and COVID-19 changed everything. Join us as we sit down with Mayor Hall and Dayi Pountney to ...
Dec 28, 2020
Gunler scores twice, Sweden blanks Austria 4-0 at world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Sweden's win streak remains alive after the team posted a 4-0 win over Austria at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton on Monday. Carolina Hurricanes prospect Noel Gunler scored...
Dec 28, 2020
Kirby Dach sidelined for four to five months after wrist surgery: Blackhawks
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks say forward Kirby Dach will miss the start of the NHL season after breaking his wrist at the world junior hockey championships in Edmonton. The team says the 19-year-o...
Dec 28, 2020
B.C. health authorities report new COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes
SURREY, B.C. - Three regional health authorities in British Columbia are reporting new COVID-19 outbreaks in assisted-living facilities and long-term care homes. Interior Health says six residents and...
Dec 28, 2020
Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19 with 37 new deaths in Quebec
Canada has surpassed 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19.The grim milestone was reached with the reporting of 37 new deaths in Quebec.A total of 15,001 Canadians have now died from COVID-19 since the pa...
Dec 28, 2020
Levi an outlier among Canadian junior hockey team goaltenders
Devon Levi's unexpected emergence as Canada's starting goaltender fits with an unusual 2021 world junior hockey championship. Levi, from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., is just the third goalie in the last...
Dec 28, 2020
Mexico might allow private firms to buy, distribute vaccines
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots. But he...
Dec 28, 2020
Ontario government facing criticism after COVID-19 shots slowed over holidays
The Ontario government has come under fire from critics after COVID-19 immunizations ramped down over the holidays. The Ministry of Health says in a statement that hospitals administering the vaccine ...
Dec 28, 2020
House set to vote on Trump's $2,000 checks as GOP balks
WASHINGTON - Pandemic aid secured, Congress turned Monday to confront the White House on additional year-end priorities after President Donald Trump reluctantly signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 reli...
Dec 28, 2020
More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophi...
Dec 28, 2020