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Canada West cancels multiple conference competitions as COVID concerns remain
EDMONTON-No conference regular season, playoff, or championship events will take place during the 2020-21 season for various sports, according to Canada West.Men's and Women's basketball, volleyball, ...
Oct 15, 2020
New partnership takes aim at illegal dumping ahead of expected price changes
PRINCE GEORGE - A new partnership between the Spruce City Wildlife Association and KKS Tactical Supplies has been formed in an effort to reduce the amount of illegal dumping seen in Prince George.This...
Oct 15, 2020
Europe reels as it sets virus records, slaps on new rules
BERLIN - Fears rose Thursday that Europe is running out of time to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, as infections hit record daily highs in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland. Franc...
Oct 15, 2020
U Sports cancels remaining national championships in 2021 because of pandemic
No national championships in Canadian university sport will happen this season. U Sports has cancelled its 2021 national tournaments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impacted sports are men's and...
Oct 15, 2020
Indoor walking at the CN Centre is back
PRINCE GEORGE- If you're looking to stretch your legs as the weather gets cooler, you'll once again be able to at the CN Centre.The CN Centre's indoor walking sessions will start back up on October 19...
Oct 15, 2020
EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit
BRUSSELS - As a fresh wave of the coronavirus sweeps across much of Europe, the reality of the disease struck a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday when one of the 27-nation bloc's top offici...
Oct 15, 2020
Online hate, racist hiring practices among targets of $15M federal anti-racism funds
OTTAWA - At least a dozen new projects to go after online hate are being funded through Ottawa's anti-racism strategy today. Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger says 85 projects are getting money throu...
Oct 15, 2020
Prince George parolee arrested
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties have arrested a parolee on a Canada Wide Warrant for Being Unlawfully at Large.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says 37-year-old Steven James Fontaine was arrested...
Oct 15, 2020
Shares of Chinese retailer Miniso jump in 1st day of trading
HONG KONG - Shares of Miniso Group Holding jumped in their first day of trading, while the broader markets were on pace for their third straight loss this week. Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer kno...
Oct 15, 2020
YXS sees slight decrease in passengers in September compared to August
PRINCE GEORGE-"Slowly but surely we are seeing traffic increase at YXS," says President and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority (PGAA), Gordon Duke.For the month of September traffic was down 7...
Oct 15, 2020