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Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundations funds more medical equipment to help benefit northern communities
PRINCE GEORGE - It's just what the doctor ordered for healthcare in the northern Interior.Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation has funded equipment to support the extension of the enhanced should...
Jan 28, 2021

Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards for LGBTQ representation
NEW YORK - Netflix is once again the top contender at the GLAAD Media Awards with 26 nominations, snapping up film nods for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and "The Prom," comedy series nominations for "De...
Jan 28, 2021

Kenny Chesney group helps install artificial reef in Florida
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Country music superstar Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to install an artificial reef off of Florida's Atlantic coast. The organization and other marine gro...
Jan 28, 2021

Corky Lee, known for photographing Asian America, dies at 73
Corky Lee, a photojournalist who spent five decades spotlighting the often ignored Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, has died. He was 73. Lee died Wednesday in New York City's Queens bo...
Jan 28, 2021

James Goldston stepping down as top ABC News executive
NEW YORK - ABC News President James Goldston said Thursday that he will leave the network at the end of March, after seven years of leading the news division. The low-profile Goldston leaves at a time...
Jan 28, 2021

PG Royal Purple getting low on Hospital Kits
.PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Royal Purple has been part of the fabric of our community for 75 years. This year they have been asked to create ten times the number of hospital kits this year. Eac...
Jan 28, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Montreal police officer shot during traffic stop
Montreal police say one of their officers was shot in the upper body during a traffic stop this afternoon.Police say the incident took place just before 4 p.m. in the city's Park-Extension neighbourho...
Jan 28, 2021

Canadian Antony Auclair, Tampa Bay Buccaneers preparing to face Chiefs in Super Bowl
Canadian tight end Antony Auclair is still having trouble accepting that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be the first team in NFL history to play in a Super Bowl in their home city. The Buccaneers punch...
Jan 28, 2021

Victims of mosque attack to be honoured by national day of remembrance, action
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque.Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Thu...
Jan 28, 2021

Prince George Set for Life Winner wins $675,000
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George man has won the Set for Life game's top prize of $675,000.Frank Martin says it nearly knocked him off his feet when he found out."I was at home and had just finished di...
Jan 28, 2021