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Zero per cent property tax increase, agrees Village of Burns Lake Council
BURNS LAKE-The Village of Burns Lake has come to the decision of not increasing property taxes.The decision was made at the April 21, 2020, Special Budget Meeting by the Village of Burns Lake Council,...
Apr 24, 2020 Photo Courtesy, The Village of Burns Lake via Facebook.
New evacuation order in B.C. as flooding affects central Interior
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for a river near Prince George, B.C., after it rose nearly 35 centimetres in a day. The B.C. River Forecast Centre, which assesses water supply, f...
Apr 24, 2020
World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Triathlon Union announced the cancellation Friday, saying the global pandemic has ma...
Apr 24, 2020
CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline
WASHINGTON - A recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a burst of government spending on testing, health care and aid to businesses and households will nearly quadruple the government's budge...
Apr 24, 2020
Top court overturns oilsands mine approval over Aboriginal concerns for land
EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands mine that would have encroached on land a local First Nation considers sacred. The Court of Appeal sa...
Apr 24, 2020
Prince George RCMP hold moment of silence to remember Mountie killed in Nova Scotia
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP held a moment of silence this morning in remembrance of the RCMP member killed last weekend in the 13-hour bloody rampage that claimed the lives of almost two do...
Apr 24, 2020
Dutch soccer season over but no title for leader Ajax
AMSTERDAM - The rest of the Dutch soccer league was cancelled on Friday and leading team Ajax won't be declared the champion. The Eredivisie is the first top-tier European league to end its season pre...
Apr 24, 2020
Teachers missing students hit the streets for a neighbourhood parade
PRINCE GEORGE-In an attempt to reconnect with their students, Westwood Elementary School grade 2 and 3 teachers weaved their way through the streets of the neighbourhood, in a parade on Wednesday.For ...
Apr 24, 2020 Westwood Elementary School teachers hit the Westwood neighbourhood on bikes and cars, honking and smiling in an attempt at connecting with students who they haven't seen since March 13. (Photo Courtesy, SD57)
Sinclair finds herself in Florida during pandemic, but still repping Canada
Through a variety of circumstances, Christine Sinclair finds herself in Florida these days. But as she weathers the COVID-19 lockdown, her heart remains in Canada. And the global pandemic strikes clos...
Apr 24, 2020
Road rehab to begin in May
PRINCE GEORGE-Road rehabilitation will begin next month, according to the City of Prince George.Around 41 lane kilometres of road and 2.5 kilometres of sidewalk are scheduled to be re-done this year.T...
Apr 24, 2020 CKPG News File Image.