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Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through October
ORLANDO, Fla. - A panel of three appellate judges on Wednesday upheld a lower court order allowing the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October. But the panel struck down a p...
Oct 07, 2020
Enrolment Numbers better than expected
PRINCE GEORGE - It's not as bad as it could be. That's the prevailing sentiment from the heads of both local post-secondary institutions. UNBC says a .9 per cent increase in the number of students in ...
Oct 07, 2020
Liberals would expand program pairing officers with mental health workers
VANCOUVER - B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says his party would expand a program that pairs police officers with mental health workers if the party wins the provincial election.During a campaign...
Oct 07, 2020
Police investigate structure fire
PRINCE RUPERT-RCMP in Prince Rupert are investigating after a fire Monday (Oct.5) night.Police say they responded to the structure fire on the 600 block of 2nd Ave. West. When they arrived they discov...
Oct 07, 2020
International couples plan reunions in Canada under new travel exception
Alia Youssef and Mohamed El-Sawah have been in a long-distance relationship for the better part of a year, though they live just a 35-minute drive apart. Youssef lives in Windsor, Ont., El-Sawah in a ...
Oct 07, 2020
Alexis Lafreniere, fellow NHL hopefuls ready for pandemic-delayed NHL draft
Alexis Lafreniere was supposed to hear his named called in front of family, friends and an adoring crowd inside Montreal's Bell Centre.The presumptive top pick in the 2020 NHL draft from nearby St-Eus...
Oct 07, 2020
Fed officials cited risks if Congress fails to pass more aid
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials expressed concern at their most-recent meeting that the U.S. economy recovery could falter if Congress failed to approve another round of pandemic relief. The Fe...
Oct 07, 2020
Kings trade Zloty for future considerations
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Spruce Kings have announced their latest trade.The Kings traded forward Jackson Zloty to the Swan Valley Stampeders of the Manitoba Junior hockey League in exchange for...
Oct 07, 2020
'Jurassic World' shoot suspended after COVID-19 positives
Filming on the new "Jurassic World" movie at Pinewood Studios in the U.K. has been suspended for two weeks because of COVID-19 cases on set. Director Colin Trevorrow tweeted Wednesday that there were ...
Oct 07, 2020
PG Cougars announce second round of Hockey School
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Cougars are announcing their second Pro-D Day Hockey School.Vice President of the Prince George Cougars, Andy Beesley says that their first round of camps, back in Sept...
Oct 07, 2020