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Meet two P.G. drummers showing support for healthcare workers
PRINCE GEORGE - They've been making noise ever since the battle began with COVID-19, at one point going over 40 days in a row.Meet Wesley Mitchell and Ivan Paquette, the pair have been drumming for th...
Dec 23, 2020
COVID-19 curve bending down in B.C. after mid-November peak: top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 cases in the province are levelling off after peaking in mid-November, though she warns now is not the time to relax public health rules. Dr. Bon...
Dec 23, 2020
More positive COVID-19 cases at northern work camps
PRINCE GEORGE - There have been six more cases reported at Costal Gaslink work camps as the total between the two camps grows to 33 who have tested positive.These confirmed cases associated with the o...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court
WASHINGTON - A late-term manoeuvr by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep ...
Dec 23, 2020
'We're bending our curve slightly' says Dr. Bonnie Henry
PRINCE GEORGE - Doses of the new Moderna vaccine will arrive in British Columbia next week. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed the news today while providing the province's latest ep...
Dec 23, 2020
With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
WASHINGTON - The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret. President Donald Trump stood in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room, holiday garland and gleaming orname...
Dec 23, 2020
OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation
Houston's season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden's violation of the NBA's COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets wi...
Dec 23, 2020
New dance moves needed to raise funds
.PRINCE GEORGE - Boogie with the Stars is a bi-annual fundraising event where people from the community raise money by hitting the dance floor. As with all public events, it was cancelled. However, fo...
Dec 23, 2020
Northern Noses digs its paws into AnimalKind accreditation
FORT ST. JAMES - Northern Noses in Fort St. James has been granted as an AnimalKind company. AnimalKind is a relatively new animal welfare accreditation and referral program through the BC SPCA, start...
Dec 23, 2020
Toronto FC's Ayo Akinola accepts chance to see what life is like in Canadian colours
Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola will get a chance to see how the other half lives next month at a Canadian national team camp in Florida. The 20-year-old Akinola, who was born in Detroit but moved to C...
Dec 23, 2020