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UPDATE: 1 new case in Northern Health, 6 deaths in BC
VICTORIA-One new case in the Northern Health Region, bringing the total to 17 cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, provincially 55 new cases were announced today by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bon...
Apr 02, 2020

Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship
WASHINGTON - The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for he...
Apr 02, 2020

SD57 Board meetings going virtual
PRINCE GEORGE-School District 57 will be hosting their Board of Education Regular Public Meetings virtually in light of the COVID-19 crisis.Moving the meetings to a virtual platform helps meet the soc...
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AP source: Ex-Dallas police chief to lead Chicago police
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday will name former Dallas Police Chief David Brown to lead the police force in the nation's third largest city, a city official told The Associated Press. Lightf...
Apr 02, 2020

Passengers on COVID-19-stricken cruise ships hope to be on land again soon
Passengers stranded aboard two COVID-19-stricken cruise ships said they're finally hopeful their ordeal is nearing its end as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Thursday to ensure the Can...
Apr 02, 2020

City suspends parking time limits downtown and near hospital
PRINCE GEORGE-The City of Prince George announced that it will not be enforcing time limits related to parking in the downtown and near the hospital due to COVID-19The suspension includes on-street an...
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Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting
MADISON, Wis. - A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary over the health threat from the new coronavirus, but he ordered that people be given an extra six days...
Apr 02, 2020

Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears
Tim Harrison made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-ye...
Apr 02, 2020

BC government announces new measures to support essential service providers
VICTORIA-The BC Government announced new measures today to protect essential service providers by ensuring they cannot be held liable for damages caused by exposure to COVID-19 while continuing to ope...
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Appeal court nixes fresh lobby probe of Aga Khan in Trudeau vacation case
OTTAWA - An appeal court says there's no need for the lobbying commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&nbs...
Apr 02, 2020