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UNBC benefiting from substantial increase in research funding
PRINCE GEORGE - New funding has bolstered a big boost in research efforts at UNBC for both faculty and students.The University of Northern BC has seen a nearly $4 million dollar increase in funding si...
Dec 10, 2020

Virtual cancer care project could pave way for better patient care in rural, remote communities
PRINCE GEORGE - The first in a series of remote patient monitoring initiatives launched this Fall on Vancouver Island and it could eventually lead to better care for cancer patients in Northern BC.Hea...
Dec 10, 2020

Performers set for TV special replacing cancelled Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. - There won't be thousands of people watching flower-laden floats roll through the streets of Pasadena on New Year's Day, but the show will go on. Sheryl Crow leads a long list of per...
Dec 10, 2020

Dr. Bonnie Henry warns to stay vigilant as B.C. reports highest COVID death toll
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people to be patient and keep taking precautions to prevent transmission of COVID-19 as the province recorded its highest death toll i...
Dec 10, 2020

Interim B.C. money laundering report out, but final inquiry results will be delayed
VANCOUVER - The commissioner of the British Columbia public inquiry into money laundering says his final report will be delayed beyond the original May 2021 deadline. British Columbia Supreme Court Ju...
Dec 10, 2020

Interim B.C. money laundering report out, but final inquiry results will be delayed
VANCOUVER - The commissioner of the British Columbia public inquiry into money laundering says his final report will be delayed beyond the original May 2021 deadline. British Columbia Supreme Court Ju...
Dec 10, 2020

B.C. sees deadliest day of COVID-19 on record
PRINCE GEORGE - A grim reminder of the severity of COVID-19, as a single-day record of deaths related to the virus, is shattered.BC Health Officials announced Thursday afternoon that 28 more people ha...
Dec 10, 2020

B.C. baby of mother in coma from COVID-19 is 'strong and healthy,' aunt says
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The aunt of a B.C. infant born while his mother was in a coma due to COVID-19 complications says the family is trying to stay hopeful but keep their expectations reasonable as she r...
Dec 10, 2020

B.C. baby of mother in coma from COVID-19 is 'strong and healthy,' aunt says
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The aunt of a B.C. infant born while his mother was in a coma due to COVID-19 complications says the family is trying to stay hopeful but keep their expectations reasonable as she r...
Dec 10, 2020

All quiet on Jays' front - for now - as baseball's virtual winter meetings wrap
It was status quo for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday as the annual winter meetings wrapped without any significant moves by Canada's only big-league team. Entering the four-day virtual sessions wit...
Dec 10, 2020