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Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021

Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021

PG crew part of 43 BCWS members headed to Manitoba
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George initial attack crew is part of the 43 BC Wildfire Service members heading east to Manitoba.Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources Katrine Conroy says given t...
May 26, 2021

PG business community encouraged by BC restart plan
PRINCE GEORGE - Those in the Prince George business community are encouraged by BC's restart plan announced by BC Health Officials and the Premier back on Tuesday.The Prince George Chamber of Commerce...
May 26, 2021

Ohio announces 1st winners of Vax-a-Million lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state said Wednesday a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio's $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize. The state also said a Dayton-area teen is t...
May 26, 2021

Officials ask public to keep social groups small as B.C. reports 250 COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister and provincial health officer are encouraging residents to limit their socialization with others, as the number of COVID-19 cases dips. Adrian Dix and Dr....
May 26, 2021

Island Health drops to pre-2021 levels of new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - The early 2021 swell of COVID-19 within Island Health, which never really abated, is now behind the health authority. Island Health confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, May 26, some...
May 26, 2021

250 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 8 up north
VICTORIA - The number of COVID-19 cases continues to go down in British Columbia.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are 250 new cases of the virus in B.C. to report today, bringing ...
May 26, 2021

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Carle, the beloved children's author and illustrator whose classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished li...
May 26, 2021

Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas (AP) - A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in South Texas. In an unusual spin from "Jaws," the gator...
May 26, 2021