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DFO investigates sixth dead grey whale found off British Columbia coast
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - A sixth dead grey whale has been found off the coast of British Columbia amid an unusually fatal year for the animals. Department of Fisheries and Oceans crews spotted the dead...
Jun 05, 2019
Prince George hosting program targeting issues surrounding girls and gangs
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George is regularly brought up during police briefings in the Lower Mainland because of what's described as "major issues going on with gang stuff". That's from a Her Time progr...
Jun 05, 2019 Courtesy Her Time/Instagram
Local organ donor and kidney disease advocate passes away
PRINCE GEORGE - Sad news to share about a local advocate for organ donation and kidney disease.Paul Duperron passed away March 12th at the age of 71. He and his wife Diane were featured many times on ...
Jun 05, 2019
Open burning allowed in Northwest Fire Centre jurisdiction
SMITHERS-Starting Friday, June 7th Category 2 and 3 open burning will be allowed again throughout the Northwest Fire Centre's jurisdiction.The fire danger ratings in the region have dropped due to rec...
Jun 05, 2019 ID 6591256 © Piotr Skubisz | Dreamstime.com
Congress challenged by funding emergency at the border
WASHINGTON - Congress has only a few weeks to advance an emergency funding bill to deal with the escalating humanitarian crisis at the southern border, creating a time crunch that has lawmakers on all...
Jun 05, 2019
More Washington workers could see OT pay under proposed rule
OLYMPIA, Wash. - More than 250,000 workers in Washington state would be newly eligible for overtime pay by 2026 under a rule proposed Wednesday by the state's Department of Labor and Industries. The s...
Jun 05, 2019
Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in 'months'
LAS VEGAS - Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-piloted drones to deliver packages to shoppers' home in the coming months. The online shopping giant did not give exact timing or say where ...
Jun 05, 2019
Renault delays decision - again - on Fiat Chrysler merger
PARIS - Renault said early Thursday it was unable to make a decision on Fiat Chrysler's merger offer because the French government asked for a delay. The French carmaker made the announcement after a ...
Jun 05, 2019
Ladies hope to take aviation industry to new heights with more women in field
PRINCE GEORGE-It's not just boys that can take the highway through the danger zone, girls can too.Elevate Aviation is a female led, Canadian based organization that aspires to get women into the aviat...
Jun 05, 2019
City releases alternative approval process results
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has released the results of the alternative approval process it activated earlier this year.Back on February 25, City Council gave first three readings to 11 ...
Jun 05, 2019