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UPDATE: Health Officials say 77 new cases of COVID-19 in BC
VANCOUVER-Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry along with Minister of Health, Adrian Dix announced 77 new cases of COVID-19 in BC today, March. 20.This brings the total to 348 confirmed cases in...
Mar 20, 2020
Social media thanks health care workers
PRINCE GEORGE - On many of the social media platforms, there are messages thanking all Northern Health staff and others who are providing essential services during this pandemic. Some of the people ha...
Mar 20, 2020
SD57 launches KRSS online engagement
PRINCE GEORGE-School District 57 launched its Kelly Road Secondary School (KRSS) online public participation questionnaire today, March 20.The questionnaire is part of a public engagement aimed at ens...
Mar 20, 2020
Marble Madness! Obscure sports rule in coronavirus pandemic
PHILADELPHIA - Welcome to the Marble Universe, where the rushing of glass balls down race tracks, around sandy beach corners or getting thumped by fidget spinners has suddenly become as captivating as...
Mar 20, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays send Anthony Kay, Sean Reid-Foley to triple-A
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned left-hander Anthony Kay and right-hander Sean Reid-Foley to triple-A Buffalo. The moves come during an indefinite suspension of all professional baseball ...
Mar 20, 2020
USA Swimming urges USOPC to ask for delay of Tokyo Games
DENVER - The head of USA Swimming urged the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to push for a 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games, signalling the first fissure between powerful American faction...
Mar 20, 2020
USA Swimming urges USOPC to ask for delay of Tokyo Games
DENVER - The head of USA Swimming urged the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to push for a 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games, signalling the first fissure between powerful American faction...
Mar 20, 2020
Quebec to move all lottery ticket sales online to avoid spread of COVID-19
MONTREAL - Quebec's lottery corporation says it will soon sell lottery tickets only online amid fears of the novel coronavirus. A spokesman for Loto-Quebec said on Twitter today that it...
Mar 20, 2020
Changes to NH Connection Service to support social distancing
PRINCE GEORGE-Northern Health (NH) is making changes to its Connections service in support of social distancing and maintaining essential health care services, due to COVID-19.A release by NH says tha...
Mar 20, 2020
Call for COVID-19 protective equipment spurs college, distiller, TV show to help
VICTORIA - The novel coronavirus shut down the respiratory therapy program at Fanshawe College but that didn't stop the school from supplying much needed frontline equipment to fight COVID-19. Pr...
Mar 20, 2020