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Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 drop in B.C. over four-day period; 44 people died
VICTORIA - British Columbia says another 44 deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 over the past four days for a total of 2,830 fatalities in the province. It also says there were 688 people in hos...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022
Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case
One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in Fo...
Feb 22, 2022
COVID-19 claims 44 lives over the past four days, including 4 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - The provincial government says COVID-19 claimed 44 more lives in B.C. over the past four days.It brings the death toll to 2,830 since the pandemic started.Here's the regional breakdown:* Fr...
Feb 22, 2022
Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation's capital, a U.S. official said Tuesday, in the face of trucker convoys t...
Feb 22, 2022
Budget 2022 delivered
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Budget 2020 (use homeless viz) Finance Minister Selina Robinson started her budget speech by identifying that BC's is in the midst of two crises: COVID and the war on drugs. The bud...
Feb 22, 2022
CKPG News Presents: The Golden Crown - 50 Years Of Spruce Kings Hockey
The CKPG News looks back at the history, the highlights, and the future of the Prince George Spruce Kings as they celebrate their 50th year. (Originally aired on CKPG-TV Monday February 21, 2022)
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. warns Canada, again, that it's not happy about proposed digital services tax
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Trade Representative's office has once again made its feelings clear about Canada's plan to implement a controversial new tax on digital services. The office issued an abrupt sta...
Feb 22, 2022
Budget: Surge in housing prices help B.C. economy bounce back through tail-end of pandemic
Nearly two years after a global COVID-19 pandemic devastated British Columbia's economy, the financial bounce back is almost complete.But the rosy economic picture is expected to be short-lived due to...
Feb 22, 2022
Vaccines, masks required at universities despite broader relaxing of restrictions
TORONTO - Several Canadian universities are maintaining COVID-19 precautions such as vaccine mandates and masking for in-person classes even as governments roll back pandemic restrictions. Ontario is ...
Feb 22, 2022