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WHL announces changes to Cougars schedule
CALGARY, AB - The Western Hockey League announced on Monday (April 5) the following changes to the Regular Season schedule of games in the Hub Centres in Kamloops and Kelowna through Tuesday, April 13...
Apr 05, 2021

1889 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two days in B.C.
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on in B.C.This as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced 1,889 new cases of the virus over the past two ...
Apr 05, 2021

Black Bears are back in town.
.PRINCE GEORGE - Some residents have logged their first black bear sighting for 2021, indicating the end of hibernation season. The Conservation Officer Service (COS) would like to remind residents to...
Apr 05, 2021

Moose stranded on frozen lake rescued by Binche residents.
.BINCHE - For nearly five days, residents living in the community of Binche located on Stuart Lake's shores watched a moose that appeared to be struggling on the frozen lake. On the fifth day of watch...
Apr 05, 2021

Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly to fight in UFC 261 card
TORONTO - Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Pat Sabatini later this month at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 35-year-old from Victoria is coming off an upset win in his UF...
Apr 05, 2021

Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. The Republi...
Apr 05, 2021

Stormy times ahead for infrastructure
PRINCE GEORGE - Most people roll their eyes and yawn when the issue of stormwater system comes up.. It isn't a "sexy" subject, but it is topical when there is a massive sinkhole at the bottom of Carne...
Apr 05, 2021

Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warnin...
Apr 05, 2021

Online COVID-19 vaccine booking to open in B.C. as case numbers soar in province
VANCOUVER - Online COVID-19 vaccine booking is set to launch in British Columbia on Tuesday as the province enters Phase 3 of its immunization rollout ahead of schedule. The news comes as case numbers...
Apr 05, 2021

Oxygen cutoff that killed one at Quebec COVID ICU last summer blamed on human error
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occ...
Apr 05, 2021