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Northern construction industry upbeat
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern construction contractors are considerably more optimistic than their Southern counterparts that they will see more work this year.That's according to the annual survey done by...
Jan 05, 2021

Mounties stumped by large, unusual graffiti in downtown 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are trying to decipher the meaning of a large, unwanted graffiti mural recently added to the community's downtown - and trying to figure out who is respon...
Jan 05, 2021

Chemisty key as Canucks add new faces, take on new roles heading in unusual season
VANCOUVER - He may have been a finalist for the NHL's rookie of the year award last season, but Quinn Hughes is already planning to take another step this year. The Canucks lost several key players in...
Jan 05, 2021

COVID-19 claims 8 more lives
VICTORIA - The provincial government is reporting 428 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, 45 in Northern Health.That brings the total number of cases in B.C. since the pandemic began to 54,629....
Jan 05, 2021

Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disaster
DETROIT - Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 14.6% last year, but a second-half rebound from a coronavirus-related plunge in the spring kindled optimism for a recovery later this year. Automakers ...
Jan 05, 2021

Getting your COVID-19 test results just got a little easier in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE - A new health portal launched by Northern Health will help you get access to more health information, quicker.The new tool called HealtheLife will give Northern BC residents who receive...
Jan 05, 2021

Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
LONDON - Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening...
Jan 05, 2021

World junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton achieved with few COVID-19 hiccups
The 2021 world junior men's hockey championship had a shaky start, but Hockey Canada, the International Ice Hockey Federation and Edmonton's organizing committee pulled it off in a global pandemic. Us...
Jan 05, 2021

People's Party leader and former MP Maxime Bernier travelled to Florida last fall
OTTAWA - The one-time Conservative cabinet minister and MP who broke ranks to form his own political party is among the Canadians who've headed south in recent months. Maxime Bernier, who leads the li...
Jan 05, 2021

Utah man pleads guilty in Yellowstone dig seeking treasure
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure. Rodrick Dow Craythorn, 52, of Syracuse...
Jan 05, 2021