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In another century, another pandemic ended Stanley Cup final
SEATTLE - The Seattle Metropolitans were 20 minutes from a second Stanley Cup title in the spring of 1919, 20 minutes from adding their names to the trophy again. Odie Cleghorn's goal for the Montreal...
Apr 02, 2020
UNBC Interim President reacts to $3.5 million emergency financial assistance for students
PRINCE GEORGE-Earlier today (Thursday, April 2) the B.C. government announced that students attending BC's post secondaries who are experiencing financial hardship will benefit from a one-time investm...
Apr 02, 2020 Courtesy of UNBC
Province announces temporary supports for vulnerable British Columbians
VANCOUVER-Support for the vulnerable in our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, that is what was announced today by BC's Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.With the $5 billion ...
Apr 02, 2020
Veteran linebacker Marcus Ball not ready to call it a career just yet
Marcus Ball isn't finished with football just yet. The veteran linebacker says he's been medically cleared to resume running and cutting after suffering a season-ending knee injury last year with the ...
Apr 02, 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber shares musicals online; actor diagnosed
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...
Apr 02, 2020
Trump says he expects Russia, Saudis to cut oil production
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia will end an oil war and dramatically cut production. The price for U.S. benchmark crude surged 24%. A global g...
Apr 02, 2020
Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will soon be able to give Canadians a better sense of the impact COVID-19 is going to have on this country but he isn't able to do it yet.As countries li...
Apr 02, 2020
Study finds youth aren't receiving enough mental health supports
PRINCE GEORGE-A study released Wednesday looking at Adolescent Health in the Northern Interior found that found that local youth aren't receiving the mental health supports that they need.The study by...
Apr 02, 2020 Photo Courtesy of Kevin Simmons via flickr, original photo.
Senators announce temporary layoffs, salary reductions due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The owner of the NHL's Ottawa Senators has announced the organization is implementing temporary layoffs and salary reductions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eugene Melnyk's company Capita...
Apr 02, 2020
Alberta suspends environmental reporting requirements over COVID crisis
EDMONTON - Alberta has suspended environmental reporting requirements for industry. The move comes in a ministerial order signed on Tuesday by Environment Minister Jason Nixon. It says the suspension ...
Apr 02, 2020