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Miller to discuss racism in health care with Indigenous leaders as COVID cases rise
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systematic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave o...
Oct 08, 2020
Prominent GOP fundraiser charged in covert lobbying effort
WASHINGTON - Elliott Broidy, a fundraiser for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, has been charged in an illicit lobbying campaign aimed at getting the Trump administration to drop an inv...
Oct 08, 2020
Poop picking: UNBC biologist and students look to determine moose summer diet
PRINCE GEORGE-Poop picking.That's what UNBC Biologist, Dr. Roy Rea and his team of student researchers spend this past summer doing; picking up moose droppings in the McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community F...
Oct 08, 2020
Transport Minister unveils new safety measures after fatal railway yard accident
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out new measures to tighten rail safety following an investigation into a fatal 2017 incident at a Saskatchewan railway yard. Transport Minister Marc Garneau...
Oct 08, 2020
Finnish forward Jesse Puljujarvi ready for his second stint with Edmonton Oilers
Jesse Puljujarvi returns to the Edmonton Oilers a more confident player, and thus more confident he can be a regular in the lineup. The fourth overall pick in the 2016 entry draft by the Oilers did no...
Oct 08, 2020
Sherbrooke Phoenix become second QMJHL team to face COVID-19 outbreak
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has a team dealing with multiple positive COVID-19 tests for the second-time this week. The Sherbrooke Phoenix announced Thursday that eight mem...
Oct 08, 2020
Nunavut declares COVID-19 outbreak at mine contained; some workers can travel home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says an outbreak of COVID-19 at a gold mine has been contained. Dr. Michael Patterson says there are 10 positive cases and six presumptive case...
Oct 08, 2020
Cook up a storm with Bob Blumer, while supporting PG Hospice
PRINCE GEORGE-Local food lovers there's a way for you enjoy a delicious home cooked meal and give back to the community.Food Network's Bob Blumer is returning to PG for a one-of-a-kind, virtual, in-ho...
Oct 08, 2020
Iowa offensive lineman tops CFL's first Scouting Bureau's top-20 prospects list
TORONTO - Alaric Jackson, an offensive lineman at the University of Iowa, has the No. 1 spot in the first edition of the CFL scouting bureau's top-20 prospects for the 2021 draft. The six-foot-six, 31...
Oct 08, 2020
Lone Butte man arrested in 2018 murder case
LONE BUTTE, B.C. - A Lone Butte man has been arrested and charged in a 2018 murder near that community.On December 19, 2018 49-year-old Wayne Seterengen was found dead inside a home on Wolfe Road in t...
Oct 08, 2020