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Thailand approves transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed
BANGKOK - Thai officials say they have approved the transfer back to Tehran of three Iranians who were involved in a botched 2012 bomb plot. The acknowledgement from Thailand on Thursday came as a 33-...
Nov 25, 2020
Toronto police have person of interest in billionaire deaths
Toronto police said Wednesday that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of Canadian drug company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife nearly three years ago. Police Constable Jen...
Nov 25, 2020
Kershaw turns negative into a positive in trip to Toronto
It was a wild weekend for Prince George bodybuilder Kendall Kershaw.She was slated to head to Toronto last weekend to compete for her pro card, but things went sideways when she boarded her flight fro...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. working on vaccine rollout plan as province records 738 new COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials say they are working on British Columbia's plan to handle COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says Dr. Ross Brown of Vancouver Co...
Nov 25, 2020
Community Counselling Centre: "It feels like home"
PRINCE GEORGE - It's more than just the three words in its name.For Callista Vagt, a former student of UNBC's Masters in Counselling program and a 2018 graduate, it's home."It felt like home when I wa...
Nov 25, 2020
Vacancy taxes put more rental condos in Metro Vancouver market: CMHC study
VANCOUVER - The Canada Mortgage Housing Corp. says more than 11,000 condos were added to rental market in Metro Vancouver last year, spurred in part by taxes on empty homes. The CMHC report was ...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with resid...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with resid...
Nov 25, 2020
A new-look Plaid Friday coming
PRINCE GEORGE - While the big box retailers are focussed on Black Friday, downtown merchants are gearing up for Plaid Friday. It is hosted by Downtown Prince George, who reminds shoppers that there ar...
Nov 25, 2020
35 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - There are 738 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, including a record 35 in Northern Health.Here's the breakdown by region:Vancouver Coastal Health: 169Fraser Health: 443Island Health...
Nov 25, 2020