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Council addresses COVID response
PRINCE GEORGE - Mayor and Council exercised their own social distancing exercise during last night's regular meeting and the City's response to the COVID-19 was a dominant theme during the meeting. Ma...
Mar 23, 2020
Tories won't give feds unilateral powers to spend, borrow, tax during health crisis
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his party will not give the Trudeau government "a blank cheque" to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 crisis. While Conservatives are prepared to ...
Mar 23, 2020
MacKay calls for Conservative leadership vote to be held as soon as possible
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says an election for party leader should be held as soon as logistically possible. MacKay, a former cabinet minister and early front-runner in t...
Mar 23, 2020
Florida governor orders New York travellers to quarantine
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he is issuing an executive order mandating that anyone arriving on a flight from New York City and the surrounding area submit to self-quarant...
Mar 23, 2020
Mackenzie Mayor and council making changes to protect their community
MACKENZIE - According to the Mayor of Mackenzie Joan Atkinson, her community has made a few changes to help slow the spread of COVID - 19.The mayor and the council made a decision early last week to c...
Mar 23, 2020
Spruce City Wildlife celebrate 50 years
PRINCE GEORGE - It's a golden year for the Spruce City Wildlife Association. It is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, there are a number of events planned. One of them invo...
Mar 23, 2020
Building snow sculptures may be a cure for cabin fever
PRINCE GEORGE - For many, the self-isolation has turned into boredom with a touch of cabin fever. When Prince George received a fresh dump of new snow Monday morning, some residents took the opportuni...
Mar 23, 2020
SD57 closing playgrounds in response to COVID-19
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George School District has closed all district playgrounds effective immediately due to the COVID-19 outbreak."The School District wants to support the efforts of our provin...
Mar 23, 2020
Former Olympian, head of Game Plan urges Canadian athletes to seek support
Canada's bold stance on the 2020 Tokyo Games doesn't come without a reckoning for the country's athletes. The decision to hold Canadians back from competing in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic G...
Mar 23, 2020
XFL players are now able to sign contracts with both CFL and NFL clubs
TORONTO - Players under contract to XFL teams are free to sign CFL deals now but GMs Marcel Desjardins and Kyle Walters aren't expecting an exodus of talent north of the border. The XFL has ...
Mar 23, 2020