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Ontario cases edge over 3,000, provinces prepare to expand vaccination rollout
COVID-19 cases in Canada's most populous province edged over 3,000 again as Ontario expanded vaccination bookings and several regions in the country prepared to roll out shots to teenagers.Ontario rep...
May 06, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says he might impose tougher travel restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, as Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak shows no signs of let...
May 06, 2021

Ontario First Nations group backs Line 5 shutdown, slams Ottawa for fighting back
WASHINGTON - A prominent First Nations group in Ontario is accusing the federal government of putting the oil and gas industry ahead of protecting the Great Lakes. The Anishinabek Nation says it is di...
May 06, 2021

Small fire on Third Ave
.PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a small fire at 1820 Third Avenue last night (May 5).Four fire halls responded at approximately 7:45 p.m. to find a two-storey commercial buildi...
May 06, 2021

Productivity rebounds at solid 5.4% rate in first quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity posted a sharp rebound between January and March after falling in the previous quarter. Labor costs declined slightly. Productivity increased at an annual rate of 5.4% i...
May 06, 2021

Microsoft pledges to let EU users keep data inside bloc
LONDON - Microsoft is pledging to let business and public sector customers in the European Union keep cloud computing data inside the 27-nation bloc to avert concerns about U.S. government access to s...
May 06, 2021

Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
TOKYO - An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with...
May 06, 2021

NDP candidate for Cariboo-Prince George confirmed
PRINCE GEORGE - Audrey McKinnon has been confirmed as the NDP candidate for Cariboo-Prince George. The former broadcaster was acclaimed at a virtual nomination meeting last night. McKinnon is especial...
May 06, 2021

Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
TOKYO - An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with...
May 06, 2021

Canadian Olympic Committee plans to access donated vaccines for athletes
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it believes it will have access to donated COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech as part of an IOC program to inoculate athletes and officials preparing f...
May 06, 2021