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Canadian Armed Forces members at risk of COVID-19 while on duty to get extra pay
OTTAWA - The federal government is going to pay a bonus to Canadian Armed Forces members at risk of exposure to COVID-19 because of their duties. National Defence says troops deployed to long-ter...
Jun 19, 2020
US attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies steps down
WASHINGTON - The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is resigning from his post, officials sa...
Jun 19, 2020
MLB tells players at most 60 games; 50 or fewer possible
NEW YORK - The players' association was told by Major League Baseball on Friday that teams will not agree to more than 60 games in the pandemic-delayed season, leaving open the possibility of an even ...
Jun 19, 2020
Great Northern International Film Festival in "holding pattern" ahead of inaugural event
PRINCE GEORGE - The first Great Northern International Film Festival is supposed to be in September. But with the pandemic, there are still question marks about what it could look like.Most things are...
Jun 19, 2020
Administration drops secrecy posture on small business aid
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has abruptly dropped its insistence on secrecy for a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses. The administration announced Friday it will p...
Jun 19, 2020
White House announces plans for July 4th celebration
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a lower-key "Salute to America" celebration this year on July Fourth, despite concerns from some lawmakers about the crowds the event could gen...
Jun 19, 2020
Building stats both surprising and not
PRINCE GEORGE - The City's building stats for the month of May have been released and they show some interesting, if not surprising, results. While the year-to-date numbers show the permits for new ho...
Jun 19, 2020
Local golfer aiming to raise $5,000 for ALS
June marks ALS Awareness month and PGA of BC is raising money to help the cause.Each and every year they put on their annual Golfathon and this year Jessey Church at Aberdeen Golf and Country Club is ...
Jun 19, 2020
7 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., no deaths
VICTORIA-It's been almost two weeks since the last reported test positive case of COVID-19 in Northern B.C.No new cases of the virus were reported today, the north remaining at 65 test positive cases....
Jun 19, 2020
COVID vaccine coming
PRINCE GEORGE - Vaccinations are a controversial subject at the best of times. Health care officials are scrambling to create a vaccine for COVID-19, with human trials set to take place in Singapore a...
Jun 19, 2020