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Manitoba tightens COVID-19 rules as Ontario considers loosening them
TORONTO - Manitoba is looking into imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 as Ontario considers whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says...
Nov 02, 2020
City encouraging mask wearing at Civic Facilities
PRINCE GEORGE-The City of Prince George is encouraging residents to wear masks inside civic facilities."Dr. Bonnie Henry has indicated that masks provide an additional layer of protection indoors when...
Nov 02, 2020
COVID-19 exposure identified on flight from Edmonton to PG
PRINCE GEORGE-The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has identified a COVID-19 exposure on a flight from Edmonton to Prince George in mid-October.The BCCDC says that Flair Airlines flight number: 8...
Nov 02, 2020
Report: South Dakota official distracted before fatal crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and killed a pedestrian in September, state Secretary of Public...
Nov 02, 2020
MacKay says he won't run in next federal election after failed leadership bid
OTTAWA - Former Justice Minister Peter MacKay says he won't be on the ballot in the next federal election. Two months ago MacKay finished second to Erin O'Toole in the Conservative leadership contest ...
Nov 02, 2020
$500,000 investment provides better opportunities for CNC students
PRINCE GEORGE-A $500,000 investment towards the College of New Caledonia (CNC) will help provide students enrolled in the heavy mechanical trades program better tools to help advance their knowledge i...
Nov 02, 2020
Court challenge to Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, opens in Montreal
MONTREAL - The first witness in the legal challenge of Quebec's secularism law told the court today the legislation makes her feel excluded from society. Ichrak Nourel Hak, a teacher who wears the hij...
Nov 02, 2020
Firms with more robots also have more workers overall, Statistics Canada study says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says domestic firms that invested in robots since the late 1990s have also expanded their human workforces, suggesting a less than "apocalyptic" result for workers overall. ...
Nov 02, 2020
BCWS burning spruce beetle 'trap trees' in PG area
PRINCE GEORGE-The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is planning to burn spruce beetle "trap trees" starting today (Nov.2).BCWS says that the burn site is located about 10 kilometres northwest of downtown Pri...
Nov 02, 2020
Edmonton Oilers sign Draisaitl teammate Dominik Kahun
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Dominik Kahun, who has experience playing alongside Oilers star Leon Draisaitl.Kahun and the Oilers agreed to a one-year contract worth US$975,000.Th...
Nov 02, 2020