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Ice jams damages homes along the Nechako River in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF - An ice jam has formed on the Nechako River. Not typical. Water levels are higher than usual and Mayor Gerry Thiessen says there is a lot of water flowing right now. He says water levels a...
Jan 13, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at UHNBC's internal medicine unit grows
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has provided updates on three separate Covid-19 outbreaks in Prince George. The health authority says the outbreak at UHNBC's rehab unit has identified two more cases f...
Jan 13, 2021
Rayleigh scattering creating impressive sunrises and sunsets
PRINCE GEORGE - In recent weeks CKPG Today has received several impressive photos of spectacular sunrises and sunsets from its followers online and on TV. We talked to a local meteorologist to find ou...
Jan 13, 2021
45 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health and 4 deaths
VICTORIA - Another deadly day when it comes to COVID-19.According to numbers out of B.C's provincial government, 12 people have died over the past 24 hours, including four in Northern Health.That brin...
Jan 13, 2021
B.C. health minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says it's "very disappointing" that some doctors in the Vancouver region jumped the queue to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Adrian Dix said Wed...
Jan 13, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake.In a news release, IH says there is no evidence of patient exposure, but four staff...
Jan 13, 2021
Canadian Senators Group leader Scott Tannas travels to Hawaii
OTTAWA - Alberta Sen. Scott Tannas says he has travelled to Hawaii during the holidays. In an emailed statement to The Canadian Press, the leader of the Canadian Senators Group said he will shortly re...
Jan 13, 2021
Curling Canada adds three wild-card teams to field for the Scotties and the Brier
Teams on the bubble for the so-called Calgary curling bubble could breathe a little easier Wednesday after Curling Canada expanded the field for its upcoming national championships. A maximum of 18 te...
Jan 13, 2021
Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets renew hostilities to start their seasons
CALGARY - Recent history built heat into Thursday's first game of the NHL season for the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets. The last NHL game the Jets played was a 4-0 loss Aug. 6 to the Flames, which ...
Jan 13, 2021
Former PQ leader Andre Boisclair arrested on new sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair was arrested today for the second time and is facing a new charge of sexual assault. A spokeswoman for the provincial prosecution service, Audr...
Jan 13, 2021