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At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch
MADRID - There's a bookshelf filled with donated novels. Hotel toiletries rest on cardboard boxes turned into bedside tables. Meals are served with personalized notes from the staff. And an army of vo...
Apr 03, 2020
Fraser Lake launches campaign in effort to continue supporting local businesses
FRASER LAKE-It's no surprise that many are feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that includes small businesses.The Village of Fraser Lake, Fraser Lake & District Chamber of Commerce a...
Apr 03, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Village of Fraser Lake via Facebook
Caledonia Nordic Ski Club remaining open, allowing residents to maintain physical health
Gyms and rinks across the city of Prince George have their lights turned off right now due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, one place where that is not the case is the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club.The ...
Apr 03, 2020
Conservative leadership campaigns continue, despite request from party
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates remain on the campaign trail despite a request from the party to put most of their efforts on pause during the COVID-19 crisis. A recording of a campaign co...
Apr 03, 2020
Projections show between 3,000 and 15,000 could die from COVID-19 in Ontario
TORONTO - The steps the Ontario government has taken so far to limit the spread of COVID-19 have likely saved tens of thousands of lives, public health officials said Friday, but even with further act...
Apr 03, 2020
BC Transit makes changes to Smithers service due to COVID-19
SMITHERS-BC Transit and the City of Smithers are making changes to their transit services in response to the COVID-19 situation.Service changes will take effect on April 6th, in a release by BC Transi...
Apr 03, 2020 CKPG News File Image.
Feds to offer full-time work to all military reservists as part of COVID-19 response
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to offer full-time employment to all reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces until the end of the summer. The move is intended to make sure the military has...
Apr 03, 2020
With parks closed, Disney starts furloughs in 2 weeks
ORLANDO, Fla. - Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing some wor...
Apr 03, 2020
An evening of appreciation for frontline health care workers
PRINCE GEORGE - Close to 100 people came out Thursday evening to parade in their cars, while others played drums in the parking lot of the hospital. They joined in a world movement aimed at supporting...
Apr 03, 2020
Grassy Narrows signs deal with Ottawa on mercury poisoning treatment centre
OTTAWA - The federal government has signed an agreement with Grassy Narrows First Nation that will see a long-promised treatment centre for residents with mercury poisoning finally built in ...
Apr 03, 2020