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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 12, 2020: There are 69,981 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 38,469 confirmed (includ...
May 12, 2020
Archaic paper records submitted by fax hold up real-time COVID-19 data
OTTAWA - Health research experts say the archaic way Canada records deaths means the country could be missing out on data important to addressing the COVID-19 crisis. When someone dies in Ca...
May 12, 2020
2020 City budget approved
PRINCE GEORGE - It took a matter of minutes for Mayor and Council to approve the 2020 budget. In the words of the Director of Finance, what was presented last night was "the tail end of a very large b...
May 11, 2020
Probe ends into Manitoba Mountie's hunting accident; officer refused interview
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's police watchdog says an investigation into an off-duty Mountie who reportedly shot himself in the foot while goose hunting has ended because of a lack of informati...
May 11, 2020
UNBC says fall classes will be predominantly via alternative forms of delivery
PRINCE GEORGE- In a COVD-19 update by the University of Northern B.C., Interim President Dr. Geoff Payne says that as we move forward with the provincial recovery plan, the post secondary is also movi...
May 11, 2020
Fire destroys large workshop on Foos Road
PRINCE GEORGE - The Beaverly Volunteer Fire Department crews were kept busy Sunday evening battling a large structure fire on Foos Road, west of the city. The fire destroyed the contents and a large w...
May 11, 2020
UPDATE: 1 new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 1 death in B.C.
VICTORIA-Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry along with Health Minister, Adrian Dix announced 23 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.this afternoon (May 11).In the Northern Health Region 1 new case wa...
May 11, 2020
BC Hydro takes measures to protect environment, infrastructure and communities from flooding, after decrease in power use
VANCOUVER- A drop in power due to COVID-19 has BC Hydro taking action to prevent potential flooding risks and impacts on the environment and its infrastructure.A report titled, 'Demand dilemma: How BC...
May 11, 2020
California sheriff says inmates tried to infect themselves
LOS ANGELES - Two groups of inmates at a Los Angeles County jail tried to infect themselves with the coronavirus by sharing water and a mask, and within two weeks 30 prisoners tested positive, authori...
May 11, 2020
Mike Weir ready to take on Champions Tour as 50th birthday approaches
As far as Mike Weir is concerned, 50 is the new 20. The Canadian golfing legend will reach his half-century mark on Tuesday and qualify to join the PGA Tour Champions, the senior circuit for professio...
May 11, 2020