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Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event
VANCOUVER - White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 p.m. Police say thousands gathered a...
Apr 20, 2022
Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event
VANCOUVER - White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 p.m. Police say thousands gathered a...
Apr 20, 2022
University of B.C. to keep mask mandate in place until June 30 as sixth wave looms
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says it will keep its mask mandate for indoor spaces until the end of June as experts anticipate the province will enter the sixth wave of the pandemic. ...
Apr 20, 2022
Two sets of human remains in Surrey, B.C., may be from same person, say police
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating reports of human remains in two locations but believed to be from the same person. Police say the first discovery was made on Sunday...
Apr 20, 2022
Parachute demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat" - but the plane was actually carrying members of...
Apr 20, 2022
New nurse-training process could aid the North
PRINCE GEORGE - Great first steps. That's how the Acting Chair of UNBC's School of Nursing describes yesterday's announcement with respect to loosening restrictions around bringing internationally-edu...
Apr 20, 2022
Speeding road traffic threatening birds' lives
PRINCE GEORGE - Many people think about the arrival of spring when the robins begin to appear. The migratory birds are known to make a quick stop in our region. However, the recent snowfall has forced...
Apr 20, 2022
UNBC one of Canada's Green Employers
PRINCE GEORGE - For the tenth year in a row, the University of Northern BC can toot its horn about being green. It is ranked as one of the nation's greenest employers. "We are Canada's Green Universit...
Apr 20, 2022
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs, officials said Wednesday. It ca...
Apr 20, 2022
Wanted Prince George man considered violent - RCMP
PRINCE GEORGE -Update: RCMP say George is no longer wanted by police.Earlier: Local Mounties are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man.RCMP say 22-year-old Isiah Raymond George is wanted ...
Apr 20, 2022