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City assessing road conditions with Pavement Surface Profiler
PRINCE GEORGE - An unusual looking van is roaming city streets until the middle of this month. Outfitted with lasers and cameras, the City of Prince George says it's assessing local road conditions. T...
Jul 10, 2020
New invasive plant taking over
PRINCE GEORGE - The City's integrated pest management specialist says there is a new culprit in town. Mountain bluet, sometimes called blue buttons, has a pretty blue flower and is very easy to grow. ...
Jul 10, 2020
Job numbers show cautious optimism with long road ahead: B.C. finance minister
VICTORIA - Statistics Canada's labour force survey for June shows 118,000 people in B.C. found jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 13 per cent. Finance Minister Carol James says the&n...
Jul 10, 2020
'Stunning:' Scientists surprised at Fort McMurray fire's long impact on rivers
EDMONTON - Four years after its flames guttered out, the record-breaking Fort McMurray wildfire continues to astound - this time with its lasting impact on an extensive river system. "It's actual...
Jul 10, 2020
First Nations Health Concerns
PRINCE GEORGE - According to the First Nations Health Authority 89 its members died of fatal overdoses between January and May. That's up 93 per cent over the same period last year. Provincial health ...
Jul 10, 2020
America's worsening COVID-19 crisis has some Canadians barring the border door
WASHINGTON - The U.S. congressman who wants a plan to ease travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border is taking the ensuing backlash in stride. Rep. Brian Higgins got an earful from ...
Jul 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, July 10
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:30 a.m. on July 10, 2020: There are 107,022 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,316 confirmed (including 5,612 deaths, 25,675 reso...
Jul 10, 2020
Wisconsin high court gives mixed ruling on partial vetoes
MADISON, Wis. - The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday overturned three of four partial budget vetoes issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, bucking decades of court precedent th...
Jul 10, 2020
Canadian Kyle (The Monster) Nelson ready for anything on UFC's Fight Island
Unable to get a visa in time for a short-notice UFC fight in Las Vegas last month, Canadian Kyle (The Monster) Nelson now finds himself in Abu Dhabi at the UFC's Fight Island. The 29-year-old featherw...
Jul 10, 2020
Presumptive Nunavut COVID case turns out negative after further testing
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Tests for what would have been Nunavut's first case of COVID-19 have come back negative. The territory's chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, is confirming the result...
Jul 10, 2020