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Financial aid for students and Canadian YouTube series; In The News for April 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 29 ... ---...
Apr 29, 2020
'Trolls' went straight to homes. Movie theatres are fuming.
NEW YORK - The most controversial movie of the year is ... "Trolls World Tour"? As innocuous as the rainbow-colored, music-blaring animated movie may seem, the digital release of the "Trolls" sequel h...
Apr 28, 2020
Compromise found for Kelly Road Secondary School name change
PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 has voted on a name for the new Kelly Road Secondary School. It will be Kelly Road Secondary School/Shas Ti Secondary School.The motion for that was originally made ...
Apr 28, 2020
Prince George man facing charges after allegedly stealing vehicle in the Fraser Canyon
LYTTON - A 27-year-old Prince George man is facing charges after RCMP allege he stole a vehicle in Boston Bar yesterday (April 27) morning.RCMP Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says it all started when a Dodge R...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo courtesy CFJC Today
Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market
BERKELEY, Calif. - Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter. The January-March earni...
Apr 28, 2020
Rourke looking ahead to CFL draft after being bypassed in NFL selection process
The 2020 NFL draft is over but won't be easily forgotten by Canadian Nathan Rourke. The six-foot-two, 209-pound Ohio University quarterback was bypassed in the draft then...
Apr 28, 2020
COVID-19 brings heightened importance for workplace safety on National Day of Mourning
PRINCE GEORGE - Union activists in Prince George and throughout the North Region are marking the National Day of Mourning on April 28th with a virtual candlelight vigil this year. These virtual gather...
Apr 28, 2020
Evacuation alert for Bridge Creek-Houseman Rd. area
WILLIAMS LAKE-An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Cariboo Regional District for the Bridge Creek-Houseman Rd. area.Flooding in the area caused the alert, and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD)...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo Courtesy: (c) Larrymetayer | Dreamstime.com
St. Vincent continues to make hundreds of meals a day for the vulnerable.
PRINCE GEORGE - The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Prince George has had to make some changes to the way they serve food to those most vulnerable. Since the middle of March, the non-profit has closed ...
Apr 28, 2020
Ochitwa excited to join Centennials next year
Despite missing a quarter of the season with an injury, the 2019-2020 season was an incredible campaign for Cariboo Cougars forward Alex Ochitwa.In 30 games, the graduating Cougars forward put up 23 g...
Apr 28, 2020 (photo credit to Cariboo Cougars)