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Timberwolves induct founding member into Wall of Honour
PRINCE GEORGE - Over the course of nearly 15 years, Zane Robison wrapped up his time at the University of Northern British Columbia with a list of qualifications and titles to his name.Everything from...
Mar 19, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor 'thankful' as court ruling upholds public health orders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19 orders in B.C. Supreme Court has been dismissed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a...
Mar 19, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor 'thankful' as court ruling upholds public health orders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19 orders in B.C. Supreme Court has been dismissed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a...
Mar 19, 2021
Mausoleum expansion complete
.PRINCE GEORGE - Residents who have been waiting to find a proper place for their loved ones' cremated remains can now place them to rest. Early this week, the Mausoleum expansion project at Memorial ...
Mar 19, 2021
Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak. That's according to several people familiar with the situation, including a club mem...
Mar 19, 2021
Women's national basketball coach: weight room unfairness nothing new
Lisa Thomaidis was saddened by photos that showed the shocking discrepancy between the men's and women's weight-room facilities at their NCAA basketball tournaments. But Canada's women's head coach wa...
Mar 19, 2021
Supreme Court to rule on whether carbon tax is constitutional next week
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week. The court decision expected Thursday will determine the fate of the central pillar ...
Mar 19, 2021
Robbie Ray looks sharp as Toronto Blue Jays hammer Detroit Tigers
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto starter Robbie Ray allowed one run and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 in pre-season action on Friday. JaCoby Jones' homer in th...
Mar 19, 2021
RD approves 2021 budget
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Board of Directors has approved the 2021 Operating Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan. Operating and capital expenditures for the Regional ...
Mar 19, 2021
Gymnastics coach banned for life in Canada after internal investigation
OTTAWA - Former Canadian women's gymnastics coach Dave Brubaker has been banned for life by the sport's governing body in the country following an internal investigation. Brubaker was found not guilty...
Mar 19, 2021