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Raising Josh: Mother writes about experience raising son with Down syndrome
DAWSON CREEK- A "labour of love," that is what a mother of four is calling a story about her four adopted children, all four born with special needs.Judy Boyer and her husband John adopted their first...
Dec 23, 2019 Judy Boyer, launched her book in mid-December. Boyer's story talks about her struggles and her best moments, raising a child with special needs. (Courtesy of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.)
Interior mill workers to benefit from government support
PRINCE GEORGE - Some big news for mill workers and their families in the Interior as the provincial government has announced funding of $875,000.The funding will be going to 11 communities who have be...
Dec 23, 2019
Are you keeping it local this holiday season?
PRINCE GEORGE-Last-minute shoppers may be hitting the Big Box Stores today and tomorrow, AKA: Christmas Eve, however, there are other options for gifts this Holiday season."What the local business bri...
Dec 23, 2019
Gift-A-Getaway winner announced
PRINCE GEORGE - What goes around comes around.CKPG's big TV Gift a Getaway had now wrapped up with the announcement and prize presentation to this year's winner.Judy Tingley has been named this year's...
Dec 23, 2019
Keep holidays merry with these crime tips
PRINCE GEORGE - It's the time of year for giving and receiving, but if you're not careful, it can also be the time of year to get ripped off. But Prince George RCMP say there are precautions you can t...
Dec 23, 2019
Chinese embassy takes swipe at 'some politicians' over talk of freeing Canadians
OTTAWA - The Chinese embassy is taking a swing at "some Canadian politicians" over what it describes as "erroneous remarks" about the relationship between the two countries and the cases of two Canadi...
Dec 23, 2019
N.S. sawmills seeking new markets in wake of announced Northern Pulp closure
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia sawmill operators say their outlook after the closure of Northern Pulp is one of troubling uncertainties and, so far, few answers from the provincial government&nb...
Dec 23, 2019
Conservative party's fundraising boss takes over temporary helm of party
OTTAWA - The director of fundraising for the federal Conservatives has taken over as acting director of the party as it continues to grapple with the fallout from the resignation of leader Andrew Sche...
Dec 23, 2019
A look at some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship
The 2020 world junior hockey championship starts Thursday in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players to watch at this year's under-20 tournament. &nb...
Dec 23, 2019
2019 a year of women in hockey flexing collective muscle for a pro league
The women's hockey landscape didn't just tilt in 2019. It was turned upside down and shaken like a Polaroid picture. From the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to the upending of the estab...
Dec 23, 2019