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Coastal GasLink to donate $100,000 to United Way of NBC
PRINCE GEORGE-Coastal Gaslink will be making a $100,000 donation to the United Way of Northern BC's (UWNBC) COVID-19 Relief Fund."We are so grateful to receive this support from TC Energy & Coasta...
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Honor Blackman, who played Bond's Pussy Galore, dies at 94
NEW YORK - Honour Blackman, the British actress who played the Bond girl Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger," has died. She was 94. Blackman's family said in a statement Monday that she died peacefully of na...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian Premier League still on course, looks to engage fans during hiatus
TORONTO - While his teams have been sidelined by COVID-19, Canadian Premier League commissioner David Clanachan believes they can still make a difference. CPL players and clubs have been rea...
Apr 06, 2020
Prince George woman celebrates 101st birthday like never before
PRINCE GEORGE - A local family wasn't going to let the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way of celebrating a very special lady's birthday over the weekend.Mary Westlake turned 101 on Saturday and to mark ...
Apr 06, 2020 Mary Westlake celebrated her 101st birthday on Saturday
Two weeks left in KRSS engagement, call-in lines available
PRINCE GEORGE-School District 57 is opening call-in lines to the public as part of the Kelly Road Secondary public engagement.Earlier this year the school district launched an online questionnaire to ...
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Ryan Reynolds sweetens Hayley Wickenheiser's ask for medical supplies
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser's call for medical supplies for front-line health care workers got an assist from actor Ryan Reynolds. Wickenheiser is in medical school after retiring from a d...
Apr 06, 2020
Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to...
Apr 06, 2020
Trudeau cites U.S. as culprit in PPE problems, insists deliveries will happen
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is acknowledging that Canada has been having problems with incomplete or non-existent deliveries of critical supplies for its fight against COVID-19 - ...
Apr 06, 2020
Terrace RCMP look for witnesses after two cars damaged
TERRACE- RCMP are looking for witnesses after two vehicles were damaged in a parking lot in late March.Terrace RCMP say that on March 24 at around 2:40 a.m. they responded to a report involving two ve...
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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public-health doctor said Monday.Dr. There...
Apr 06, 2020