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West Coast Olefins project moving out of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A bit of a pipe bomb dropped during a BC Resources Coalition Facebook Live event with Ken James, West Coast Olefins President & CEO. During the event, James confirmed the project, ...
May 07, 2020
Ex-ABA commish Mike Storen, dad of Hannah Storm, dies at 84
Mike Storen, a former ABA commissioner and multisport marketing whiz and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84. Storm said her father died at Emory University Hospital ...
May 07, 2020
New plan to address Surgical backlog
PRINCE GEORGE - "Slow. That's a good description of it." That's how Dr. Michael Moran, an orthopaedic surgeon describes his office in the past 100 days. But that's about to change. Health Minister Adr...
May 07, 2020
Back to school plan yet to be defined
PRINCE GEORGE - It is time to start thinking about a return to the classroom for B.C. students. That was the message from Premier John Horgan yesterday, as part of his Restart Plan. But he also cautio...
May 07, 2020
UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 2 deaths in B.C.
ckpgVICTORIA-No new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region were reported today, but 33 cases were announced provincially.The new number of total confirmed cases is now at 2,288 in the Provinc...
May 07, 2020
Pandemic highlights existing barriers for those with communication disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the co...
May 07, 2020
Supreme Court to review Ontario ruling that jeopardized multiple verdicts
TORONTO - Canada's highest court agreed Thursday to review an Ontario ruling that could cause scores of criminal cases in that province to be thrown out over how changes ...
May 07, 2020
Local MP endorses petition against gun ban
PRINCE GEORGE - On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the ban on assault-style firearms in Canada.Since then, a petition that has garnered over 20,000 signatures is calling for the repeal...
May 07, 2020
Westwood Pub brings back the carhop service model
PRINCE GEORGE - Many restaurants during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic were asked to close their public dining areas. Some restaurants remain closed while others offered take-out or delivery serv...
May 07, 2020
Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot looks back at up-and-down start in Toronto
TORONTO - Alexander Kerfoot has been waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic like most NHL players. There's been board games with family, backyard competition, workouts, Netflix, some reading and plent...
May 07, 2020