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Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
PARIS - The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination centre during Easter weekend, and thousands of people spent the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere in France as...
Apr 04, 2021

Jordanian prince's criticism put kingdom's allies in bind
JERUSALEM - Jordan's allies on Sunday rallied around King Abdullah II after his half-brother unleashed unprecedented public criticism of how the country is run, complaining of corruption and lack of f...
Apr 04, 2021

No plans to change warships despite PBO cost warning, top official says
OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official says there are no plans to change directions on the construction of a fleet of new Navy warships despite a recent warning about escalating costs fro...
Apr 04, 2021

Bulgarians elect new parliament amid pandemic
Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for a new parliament after months of anti-government protests and amid a surge in coronavirus infections. The 12,000 polling stations open...
Apr 04, 2021

Heavy rains trigger landslide, floods in Indonesia; 23 dead
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands, the disaster agency said Sunday. Mud rolled down fro...
Apr 04, 2021

Ottawa Senators snap Montreal's three-game win streak, defeating the Canadiens 6-3
MONTREAL - Evgenii Dadonov scored twice for Ottawa and Artem Anisimov had a goal and two assists to help the Ottawa Senators defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 Saturday.It was an entertaining back-and-...
Apr 03, 2021

2,090 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. the past two days, 33 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) respo...
Apr 03, 2021

Dinner is served in downtown Prince George
Prince George - As the Easter bunny hopped its way through Prince George, a local group made sure the city's most vulnerable had a hearty meal in their bellies on Friday.Together we stand, a group cre...
Apr 03, 2021

Canada's COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada has recorded more than a million cases of COVID-19 since the virus arrived in the country more than a year ago. The national tally inched past the bleak threshold on Saturday when British Colum...
Apr 03, 2021

Spruce Kings reveal roster ahead of 20-game pod season in Chilliwack
PRINCE GEORGE - Since Tuesday night, the Prince George Spruce Kings have been down in Chilliwack readying for their 20-game season.Prince George joins the Chiefs and Merritt Centennials in one of five...
Apr 03, 2021