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Local business donates $100,000 to Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation
PRINCE GEORGE-A local business is donating $100,000 to the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.This is the second year in a row that the Copper Project, in which a home is sold and funds from th...
Oct 27, 2020
TYH: Our mental health amidst a COVID Winter
As winter approaches and the days get shorter, the lack of sunlight is a large cause of Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD.And while the days have already become shorter, this year there is an added lay...
Oct 27, 2020
Corrections watchdog urges moratorium on doctor-assisted deaths in Canadian prisons
OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman says Ottawa must put a moratorium on allowing medical assistance in dying inside federal correctional institutions, no matter the circumstances.Federal correctional ...
Oct 27, 2020
Medium is the message in Nanaimo, B.C., but RCMP not impressed
NANAIMO, B.C. - A Vancouver Island man is facing charges after choosing a poor time and place to let his creative impulses flow. Nanaimo RCMP say an officer was called to a doughnut shop on Sunday whe...
Oct 27, 2020
Trudeau says pandemic 'really sucks,' and that Christmas gatherings are up in the air
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic "really sucks," and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas on the heels of a toned-down Thank...
Oct 27, 2020
Mi'kmaq band finds buyer for portion of lobster catch after alleged blacklisting
HALIFAX - A First Nation in Nova Scotia that was struggling to sell its lobster amid tensions over its self-regulated fishery says it has managed to find a buyer for a portion of its catch. Chief Mike...
Oct 27, 2020
Feds split rapid-housing cash between big cities, offer up rest for projects
OTTAWA - Fifteen cities will share $500 million in federal funding so they can buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic and use them to help keep people from becoming homeless. Canad...
Oct 27, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:50 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's COVID Alert app is up to 4.8 million downloads. But, he says, Canada is n...
Oct 27, 2020
COVID exposure event on Westjet flight to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says a Westjet flight to Prince George earlier this month had a confirmed case of COVID-19.The exposure event occurred on Westjet flight 3287 ...
Oct 27, 2020
One more huge chip deal in 2020; AMD buys Xilinx for $35B
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices is buying Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock deal that will combine the two Silicon Valley chip makers and accelerate an already rapid-fire pace of merger...
Oct 27, 2020