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Evacuation order and alert issued in Quesnel area
QUESNEL - Flooding in the north Cariboo has prompted the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) to issue an evacuation order and alert.The order affects one property in the Maple Drive area south of Quesnel ...
May 08, 2020
Bichette weighs in on South Korean baseball, empty stadiums and Jays' excitement level
With a few pro leagues resuming play around the globe, Major League Baseball fans are getting a glimpse of how things might look if big-league games return after this ext...
May 08, 2020
Feds reject eight million N95 masks from a single distributor
OTTAWA - The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million of the masks made in China failed to meet specifications. ...
May 08, 2020
UPDATE: 33 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., one more in Northern Health
VICTORIA-Thirty-three new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours in British Columbia, including one more in the Northern Health region.That brings the provincial total to 2315. Here's the regional b...
May 08, 2020
Peer pressure, public messaging will affect behaviour when rules loosen: experts
TORONTO - Peer pressure and public messaging will influence Canadians' ability and willingness to maintain safe behaviours as restrictions around COVID-19 begin to loosen, some experts say a...
May 08, 2020
First Nation, Metis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
OTTAWA - First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders are raising concern about a growing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities and say it's getting harder to find the money an...
May 08, 2020
Graduating players thankful for time with Cariboo hockey
The goal of any hockey team, organization or association is to help its athletes move up and succeed at the next level. Over the past two weeks we have highlighted a number of graduating players from ...
May 08, 2020
Huge job losses in B.C. indicate a 'hard road ahead': finance minister
VANCOUVER - The retail, food and restaurant sectors are calling for more help in the wake of new job numbers that show B.C. lost about 264,000 jobs in April. New unemployment data from Statistics Cana...
May 08, 2020
Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval
OTTAWA - A federal judge has locked in a compensation program for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. Thalidomide was approved in Canada to treat morning sickness in pre...
May 08, 2020
Office highrise elevators COVID pinch point; long line-ups and delays feared
TORONTO - As tens of thousands of Canadian workers start preparing for a post-lockdown return to their offices, elevators have become a hot-button issue amid concerns about the potential for long line...
May 08, 2020