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In abrupt about-face, UFC halts shows in face of COVID-19 pandemic
In an abrupt about-face at the behest of broadcast partner ESPN, the UFC has postponed UFC 249 and all future scheduled shows due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. As recently as Wednesday, UFC pr...
Apr 09, 2020
Prince George mayor shares message prior to long weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - After several weeks of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are heading into one of the biggest holiday weekends of the year for many cultures. With that in mind, Prince George Mayor ...
Apr 09, 2020
Mayor John Tory and sports stars join forces in Team Toronto video
Toronto sports figures from Mitch Marner to Michael Bradley have joined forces with Mayor John Tory in a video urging people to "come together by staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Apr 09, 2020
Payne commits to holding traditional convocation for UNBC's Class of 2020
PRINCE GEORGE-Yesterday (Apr.8) UNBC announced their decision to host a virtual convocation for their students in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but after feedback from students there's been a change ...
Apr 09, 2020 Photo Courtesy of UNBC
UPDATE: 1 new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 2 deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA-Another confirmed case of COVID-19 in Northern Health was announced at today's COVID-19 briefing.The total of confirmed cases in the Northern Health Region is now at 24.Two deaths were also a...
Apr 09, 2020
B.C. ramps up mental health support for front-line health care workers, families
VICTORIA - Two hundred psychologists in British Columbia are volunteering to provide free virtual counselling to front-line health workers as part of the province's efforts to ramp up m...
Apr 09, 2020
Leafs' Matthews hoping to take care of 'unfinished business' if season resumes
TORONTO - Auston Matthews has been wheeling around his property in Arizona on rollerblades trying to stay in shape. With the NHL on an indefinite pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maple Leafs...
Apr 09, 2020
Summit Series star, longtime Blackhawks defenceman Pat Stapleton dead at 79
TORONTO - Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strath...
Apr 09, 2020
CNC Business Management Team wins second in Western Business Competition
PRINCE GEORGE-A team of students out of CNC's Business Management program placed second at the 2020 Western Canadian Business Competition (WCBC) in Kelowna.The WCBC is an annual business competition w...
Apr 09, 2020 Photo Courtesy of CNC.
Quebec health-care workers going without protective equipment, union says
OTTAWA - A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile. The Fede...
Apr 09, 2020