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Hassman headed to Weyburn
1,636 km. That's how far graduating Cariboo Cougars forward Jackson Hassman will travel to his next stop in his hockey career.The major midget Cats forward will be joining the Weyburn Red Wings of the...
May 05, 2020 (photo credit to the Cariboo Cougars)
Wheelin Warriors surpass $1 million in fundraising for B.C. Cancer Foundation
PRINCE GEORGE-The Wheelin' Warriors of the North have beat their $1 million fundraising milestone for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.Captain and Founder of the Wheelin' Warriors of the North, Karin Piche,...
May 05, 2020 The Wheelin Warriors were founded in 2013 and since then have raised over $1 million for the B.C. Cancer Foundation. (Photo Courtesy, Wheelin' Warriors of the North)
COVID-19 online engagement and resource platform for British Columbians
VICTORIA-The Public Health Association of B.C. (PHABC) along with PlaceSpeak, a B.C. based online engagement platform, have come together to create an online engagement and resource platform for Briti...
May 05, 2020 Photo Courtesy: 1265violet | Dreamstime.com
Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL resume its season
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs' parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of Canada's biggest city serving as a so-called "hocke...
May 05, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a life that...
May 05, 2020
Fix on Friday to finally let moms-to-be receive CERB, Qualtrough tells MPs
OTTAWA - Expecting mothers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 in March, and have since been unable to access emergency federal aid, will receive a key benefit once a fix comes into effect on Friday. ...
May 05, 2020
Alexander commits to University of Toronto
Graduating Prince George Spruce King's goaltender Jett Alexander knows where he will be suiting up next season.Tuesday morning it was announced Alexander had committed to the University of Toronto Var...
May 05, 2020
B.C. Wildfire Service launches wildfire app
KAMLOOPS-The B.C. Wildfire Service has launched it's official wildfire app, which provides real-time wildfire information and an interactive map.The B.C. Wildfire Service says that the new app is one ...
May 05, 2020 Photo Courtesy: ID 88241704 © Apisit Wilaijit | Dreamstime.com
Federal government earmarking $77M to keep food-processing industry safe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday more than $77 million to help keep workers in the food-processing industry safe. The news comes as a Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., so...
May 05, 2020
Athleteics Canada awards Olympic spots to Dunfee, Hofbauer and Pidhoresky
OTTAWA - Marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky and race walker Evan Dunfee have been nominated by Athletics Canada for their events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympi...
May 05, 2020