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US virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hours
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a s...
Jan 19, 2021
Update: Clinton man no longer considered missing
CLINTON, B.C. - Update: Clinton RCMP say the man who was reported missing and last seen on January 9, is no longer considered as missing by police.Police confirming that the 57-year-old man has been i...
Jan 19, 2021
'Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus "total...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. government lax on cybersecurity practices to protect IT assets, auditor reports
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the provincial government has not been doing a good enough job protecting its information technology from potential cybersecurity threats. Michael Pi...
Jan 19, 2021
Coal policy decisions belong with politicians, not courts, Alberta lawyer argues
CALGARY - An Alberta government lawyer says decisions about environmental policy should be made by elected officials, not the courts. Melissa Burkett is speaking at a court hearing that is to decide w...
Jan 19, 2021
Woman investigated for theft of Pelosi computer due in court
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Federal authorities arrested a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this mo...
Jan 19, 2021
CPL targets season kickoff on Victoria Day Weekend, providing authorities agree
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League is targeting the Victoria Day long weekend in May as the kickoff for its third season. However, the league acknowledges that will ultimately depend on local gover...
Jan 19, 2021
Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl
NEW YORK - R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month's Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform "Am...
Jan 19, 2021
RCMP investigating 3 fatal crashes
PRINCE GEORGE - The RCMP has confirmed three fatal car accidents, two in the Prince George area. The first occurred last Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on Foothills Boulevard between Chief Lake Road and Austin...
Jan 19, 2021
Ombudsman slams new restrictions on mental-health support for veterans' families
OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse restrictions on mental-health services for veterans' families. Ombudsman Nishika Jardine's demand is in a scathing ...
Jan 19, 2021