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Canada's Nick Taylor in the mix at PGA's The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Canada's Nick Taylor shot a second round of 6-under 66 Friday to put him in the mix at the PGA's The American Express. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., was in second place among Frid...
Jan 22, 2021
No seed shortage - Yet
.PRINCE GEORGE - This is the time of year many green thumbs are looking over catalogs or cruising the aisle at their local garden store for seeds.Last spring vegetable seed sellers saw a demand for th...
Jan 22, 2021
Urban Mayor Caucus highlights common issues
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbians have heard time and again that the issues that wrack Prince George's downtown are not unique to this community. We see and hear about homeless camps in Kelowna, tent...
Jan 22, 2021
Injured hiker makes best of bad situation
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George woman who suffered a broken leg while out on a hike near Fort St James last weekend has made the best out of a difficult situation.Shannon Keeping was out hiking with a...
Jan 22, 2021
Death toll at UHNBC's Internal Medine Unit reaches 5
PRINCE GEORGE - Five people have now died in connection to the Covid-19 outbreak at UHNBC's Internal Medicine Unit. Twenty patients and 12 staff have tested positive for the virus since the outbreak w...
Jan 22, 2021
55 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's provincial government announced 508 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Friday, 55 in Northern Health. That brings the total number of cases in B.C. since the pandemic beg...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has directed law enforcement and intelligence officials in his administration to study the threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, an undertaking be...
Jan 22, 2021
Overdose alert - "Benzos" contaminating street drugs
PRINCE GEORGE - A health alert has been issued by Northern Health that has potentially deadly consequences for drug users.According to the health authority, illicit benzodiazepines or "Benzos," contin...
Jan 22, 2021
B.C. government to release report on its response to pandemic at care homes
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province will release a report assessing its COVID-19 response in the province's long-term care homes. Adrian Dix says the Health Ministry commis...
Jan 22, 2021
Joly touts need for new B.C. economic development agency
VICTORIA - The federal economic development minister says businesses in B.C. want to work with a new development agency that Ottawa is working to create in the province. Melanie Joly says she's heard ...
Jan 22, 2021