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Border closure extended
PRINCE GEORGE - Not surprising and prudent are just a couple of words used by tourism operators to the news that the Government of Canada has extended the border closure to August 21. It means the rub...
Jul 14, 2020

13 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths reported in B.C.
VICTORIA-No new deaths to COVID-19 were reported in B.C. today (July 14), and going on 35 days with no new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region.13 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the...
Jul 14, 2020

Not yet, but soon: Ride hailing postponed
PRINCE GEORGE-Prince George residents longing for ride-hailing services in the north will have to wait a little longer.Coastal Rides-a ride-hailing service-was supposed to launch today (July 14, 2020)...
Jul 14, 2020

EconoLodge fire deemed arson, investigation continues
PRINCE GEORGE- Last week's fire at a local motel has been deemed to have been deliberately set.On Wednesday, July 8, emergency services responded to a report of a fire on the 900 block of Victoria St....
Jul 14, 2020

South Africa surpasses the UK in confirmed coronavirus cases
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa on Tuesday surpassed the U.K. in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases as the country's president warns of "the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy." South A...
Jul 14, 2020

Man and woman arrested in Williams Lake after shots fired
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP have arrested a man and a woman after the report of shots fired in Williams Lake.According to North District RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Madonna Saunderson, officers were called ...
Jul 14, 2020

Bar reopenings going ahead in Ontario as Quebec links cases to bars in Montreal
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy public health chief says going inside a bar to have a drink with friends remains a high-risk activity in the era of COVID-19. Dr. Howard Njoo's reminder comes days before Onta...
Jul 14, 2020

New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in western Canada
VANCOUVER - A study says a government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations. The study by scien...
Jul 14, 2020

New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in western Canada
VANCOUVER - A study says a government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations. The study by scien...
Jul 14, 2020

Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges
NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday on charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse more than two de...
Jul 14, 2020