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Doctors fret over surgery backlog after immediate COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they're going to handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed. Hospitals have p...
Apr 29, 2020
Manitoba to ease some COVID-19 restrictions starting in May
WINNIPEG - Many non-essential Manitoba businesses that have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic are to be allowed to reopen as of Monday. The Progressive Conservative government released a ph...
Apr 29, 2020
Soldiers get orderly training ahead of Quebec long-term care deployment
MONTREAL - Canadian Forces soldiers got a crash course in senior care Wednesday as members with no medical background or orderly experience prepared to deploy to Quebec long-term care homes harde...
Apr 29, 2020
Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...
Apr 29, 2020
Northern Development announces over $1.8 million for economic development projects in NBC
PRINCE GEORGE-Northern Development announced today the approval of over $1.8 million for ten projects throughout its service region.$1,872,266 will be allotted to the following projects, approved by N...
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Students needing learning support return to school
PRINCE GEORGE - According to School District 57 officials, there have been some students in schools for a while supporting the communities' essential service workers. On Tuesday more students returned...
Apr 29, 2020
Cougars set to host Town Hall
It's an opportunity for fans to have their voices heard.The Prince George Cougars announced early this week that they will be hosting their first ever Town Hall via Zoom.The Town Hall meeting will be ...
Apr 29, 2020
Lheidli T'enneh Nation says they feel betrayed by SD57
PRINCE GEORGE- Chief of the Lheidli T'enneh Nation, Dayi Clayton Pountney says he is disappointed in last night's outcome in the new Kelly Road naming decision."We are extremely disappointed that a ma...
Apr 29, 2020 Lheidli T’enneh Chief, Dayi Clayton Pountney says his nation feels betrayed by SD57's choice to dual name a new school in the Hart Community. (CKPG News File Image)
Family friend Nick Huoseh helping guide Canada teenager Alphonso Davies' career
Asked at a Bayern Munich video news conference this week about his role models on and off the pitch, Alphonso Davies cited Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the football players he looked up to. T...
Apr 29, 2020
Protective orders issued to 'Duck Dynasty' star's family
WEST MONROE, La. - Three members of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson's family have received protective orders against a man charged with shooting at homes on their Louisiana estate. Daniel King Jr...
Apr 29, 2020