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UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 8 new cases in B.C.
VICTORIA-No new cases of COVID-19 were announced in the Northern Health region today.The total of cases in the north remains at 51. Provincially, Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 8 new cases...
May 05, 2020
Emergency Preparedness Week
PRINCE GEORGE -This is Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada and the two local governments are no stranger to calamity.The Regional District of Fraser Fort George has already issued evacuation ord...
May 05, 2020
Social distancing causing issues for graduating high school students
PRINCE GEORGE - Celebrations of all sorts are being cancelled and the same goes for high school graduations. It is especially disappointing for those students hoping to see the culmination of years of...
May 05, 2020
Court overturns Quincy Jones' win in Michael Jackson lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jone...
May 05, 2020
Cougars sign Singer
The Prince George Cougars announced Tuesday afternoon they have signed Ryker Singer to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.The Cougars selected Singer with the final pick of the first round in this years ...
May 05, 2020 (photo credit to the Prince George Cougars)
Province opens 45 bed emergency response centre for vulnerable
VICTORIA-The province is opening up a 45 bed emergency response centre with wraparound supports and services at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria.The new temporary accommodation site will hous...
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Revamp of classification system seen as key to cementing assault-style rifle ban
OTTAWA - Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal move to ban assault-style rifles. The feder...
May 05, 2020
Trudeau, Duclos must send transparency message during pandemic: info czar
OTTAWA - The federal information czar wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tell federal agencies they must strive to be transparent and accountable as they wrestle with the fallout from COVID-1...
May 05, 2020
UNBC professor commends Vancouver-based AbCellera for COVID-19 antibody research
PRINCE GEORGE - Before COVID-19, Stephen Rader says it's been historically difficult to have companies invest in vaccine research due to their point of eradicating an illness, ultimately eliminating t...
May 05, 2020
Americans trust Canadians more than they trust themselves, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - COVID-19 has damaged the trust Canadians have in their American neighbours, while U.S. residents collectively have more faith in their northern counterparts than they do in themselves, a ...
May 05, 2020