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Holi worship encouraged at home during pandemic
PRINCE GEORGE - It's Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, it celebrates the arrival of Spring and the end to Winter, which is said to mark the victory of good over evil. The traditional festival is cel...
Mar 29, 2021

BC Bus North service will continue to operate
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Bus North service will continue to operate as normal, as the federal and provincial government have granted support.An extension until March 31, 2022 has been provided to the co...
Mar 29, 2021

One of BC Healthcare providers cannot get the vaccine.
.PRINCE GEORGE - Veterinarians call themselves the other family doctor. Recently the BC vets wrote an open letter to the province because they were denied access to the vaccine alongside BC's other he...
Mar 29, 2021

'We cannot blow this now': BC changes health restrictions around dining, religious services, and more
PRINCE GEORGE - The province has changed a number of COVID-19 restrictions to accommodate for increasing concern in cases according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.New restrictions inclu...
Mar 29, 2021

Opposition blasts Liberals for sending House leader instead of PM staff to talk WE
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are expressing frustration and anger after the Liberal government sent its House leader to answer a parliamentary committee's questions today on a now-dead WE Chari...
Mar 29, 2021

B.C. university offers first bachelor's degree in Indigenous language fluency
VICTORIA - Students at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus will soon be able to receive an Indigenous language fluency degree. Anne Kang, B.C.'s minister of advanced education and ski...
Mar 29, 2021

Canada should be ready to weather any export issues to deal with China: O'Toole
WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O'Toole was s...
Mar 29, 2021

B.C., federal governments allocate funds to operate BC Bus North through March 2022
VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments are working together to ensure continued operation of a bus route described as a "crucial lifeline" for northern B.C. A joint statement from the...
Mar 29, 2021

Shooter at Kansas Jewish centres appeals death sentence
LIBERTY, Mo. - The death sentence of an avowed anti-Semite who fatally shot three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 should be overturned because he was incapable of understanding...
Mar 29, 2021

Tribeca plans in-person, outdoor film festival for June
NEW YORK - The Tribeca Film Festival said Monday that it plans to hold its 20th edition in-person this June and with outdoor screenings spread throughout New York's five boroughs. The springtime festi...
Mar 29, 2021