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Expert says city fraud 'no easy fix', cyberattacks on the rise in 2020
PRINCE GEORGE - Cybersecurity expert and author Mark Sangster tells CKPG News cyberattacks are getting more complex, and are on the rise.The most recent attack on the City of Prince George which saw o...
Nov 26, 2020
SD57 Board of Education approves modest remuneration increase
PRINCE GEORGE - A 3.1 per cent increase to remuneration was approved by the School District No. 57 Board of Trustees on Tuesday (Nov. 24).The increase will see a mere $55 in the pocket of each of the ...
Nov 26, 2020
Local dance studio closed to the ever-changing health orders
.PRINCE GEORGE - Almost daily, British Columbians are given updates from health officials on how the pandemic is affecting the province. With the orders so fluid, one local business owner says they ca...
Nov 26, 2020
Alberta's chief medical health officer publicly criticizes staffer who leaked info
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health, dealing with rocketing COVID-19 case numbers, is criticizing a member of her inner circle for leaking confidential information to the media. Dr. D...
Nov 26, 2020
New Cabinet sworn in
PRINCE GEORGE - A few similar portfolios and some changes to the BC Government Cabinet, which was sworn in today at the University of Victoria rather than Government House.Staying in the same portfoli...
Nov 26, 2020
Public health officers walk fine line between public and politicians, scholars say
EDMONTON - There's a fine line between a public health officer's duty to the people they serve and their duty to the elected officials who appoint them, scholars say. But they add governments should b...
Nov 26, 2020
Woodbine Racetrack ends horse racing season after talks with provincial government
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment says it has officially cancelled the rest of its thoroughbred racing season following discussions with the Ontario government.When Toronto was placed into a lockdown s...
Nov 26, 2020
New Brunswick to require all visitors to self-isolate, reports 12 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON - The Atlantic bubble that was pierced Monday when Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador left is now in tatters with New Brunswick's announcement that it is pulling out. Start...
Nov 26, 2020
Macklem tells MPs that bond-buying program about lowering rates, not financing feds
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker gave a detailed defence of the Bank of Canada's buying spree of government debt, saying it is aimed at lowering borrowing costs across the country. The Bank of Can...
Nov 26, 2020
New #HolidayPG social media campaign set to reward you for shopping local
PRINCE GEORGE - You may get lucky enough to walk away with a gift card to local businesses in a new initiative from the Prince George Chamber of CommerceThe new campaign, with the hashtag #HolidayPG, ...
Nov 26, 2020