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79 new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 1,262 new cases of COVID-19.That brings the number of test-positive cases in B.C. since the pandemic began to 109,540. Of those people, 98,336 have recovered.Here's the re...
Apr 09, 2021
Post-secondary students in northern B.C. benefit from emergency funding
PRINCE GEORGE - Students in the north, including right here in Prince George, will benefit from provincial funding to help them cope with the pressures brought on by COVID-19. Since March last year, s...
Apr 09, 2021
UVic, women's rowing coach deny former athlete's allegation of verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - The University of Victoria and the head coach of its women's rowing team have denied allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment made in a lawsuit filed last summer by a former stude...
Apr 09, 2021
UVic, women's rowing coach deny former athlete's allegation of verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - The University of Victoria and the head coach of its women's rowing team have denied allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment made in a lawsuit filed last summer by a former stude...
Apr 09, 2021
RCMP looking for man who defecated on walls, floor in Williams Lake Tim Horton’s
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are following the trail in a somewhat unpleasant mischief case.On Wednesday morning (Apr. 7), just before 8:00 a.m., officers were called to a coffee shop i...
Apr 09, 2021
Watchdog recommends charges against Williams Lake RCMP officer stemming from 2020 pursuit
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against a Williams Lake RCMP officer for his actions in trying to track down an intoxicated man last May.According to a report from...
Apr 09, 2021
Federal prison chaplains ratify first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA - Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract - the chaplains' firs...
Apr 09, 2021
MP Zimmer co-hosts virtual panel on rural crime
PRINCE GEORGE - Rural crime in northern B.C. and northern Alberta was the focus of a virtual crime panel discussion Thursday evening.It was co-hosted by Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies Cons...
Apr 09, 2021
Calls for stricter action in B.C. with COVID-19 variants projected to climb into May
VANCOUVER - A math modelling expert says British Columbia is on track to see COVID-19 cases involving variants of concern start levelling off in late May, but he says stronger restrictions could impro...
Apr 09, 2021
'Nothing less than a giant': Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50
NEW YORK - DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" who had one of rap's most distinctive voices - literally and metaphorically - has died, acco...
Apr 09, 2021