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Former Whitecap charged with sexual assault after alleged incident in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver Whitecaps player has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault following an alleged offence in the Vancouver area in May 2018. British Columbia's ...
Apr 14, 2020
Charges laid in Vanderhoof homicide investigation
VANDERHOOF - A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in a Vanderhoof homicide investigation.Police say it all began on March 9 when Vanderhoof RCMP received a call for a well-being check at a ...
Apr 14, 2020
Changes made to how BC Wildfire Service is preparing for, acting on wildfire season
PRINCE GEORGE - It seems wildfire season is upon us. As of April 13, there have been 37 confirmed wildfires in the province. None in the Prince George or Northwest Fire Centres but the wildfire servic...
Apr 14, 2020
Vancouver council members hear toilet flush, not each other, at virtual meeting
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says city council's first attempt at a virtual meeting was a bumpy one that included technical glitches, delays and the whoosh of a flushing toilet. The public meeting ...
Apr 14, 2020
Vancouver council members hear toilet flush, not each other, at virtual meeting
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says city council's first attempt at a virtual meeting was a bumpy one that included technical glitches, delays and the whoosh of a flushing toilet. The public meeting ...
Apr 14, 2020
UPDATE: 2 more cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 3 deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA-Two new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region were announced today.Provincially there are 27 new cases of the virus, along with three deaths, two in the Vancouver Coastal Health Reg...
Apr 14, 2020
Charities urge public to hold onto donations
PRINCE GEORGE - Donation bins are overflowing and thrift stores are overwhelmed with the number of donation drop-offs despite being closed.For the Salvation Army thrift stores and donation centres acr...
Apr 14, 2020
Many factors behind COVID-19 outbreaks hitting Quebec's long-term care homes
MONTREAL - As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across Canada, no places have been harder hit than Quebec's long-term care homes, where single facilities have seen dozens of residents die. Half th...
Apr 14, 2020
City opens washrooms for marginalized members of community during COVID-19 crisis
PRINCE GEORGE- The COVID-19 pandemic has had many businesses in our downtown close their doors, leaving marginalized individuals who call downtown home with less options for washrooms, leaving them vu...
Apr 14, 2020 Photo Courtesy: City of Prince George
N.S. COVID model says health care can cope with first peak if 'good compliance'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's government is predicting the number of COVID-19 cases could still be comfortably managed by the province's hospital system by the end of June if t...
Apr 14, 2020