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Top doctor says COVID-19 infections among younger people rising in B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says an increasing number of younger people are becoming infected with COVID-19 and some are dying, just as vaccines are protecting older popula...
Mar 22, 2021
Vaccine eligibility expanded in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has expanded the eligibility for those wanting the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting today (Mar.22), those aged 78 and over can book their appointments, along with Indigenous ...
Mar 22, 2021
Family of Filipina woman wants accounting of her death in Montreal hospital
MONTREAL - The family of a woman who died in a Montreal-area hospital last month is calling on the coroner's office to investigate after troubling circumstances of her death came to light in a publish...
Mar 22, 2021
Police responding to active shooter at Colorado supermarket
BOULDER, Colo. - Authorities in Colorado responded to what they said was an active shooter at a supermarket Monday. It's unclear if anyone has been injured, but a shirtless man with blood running down...
Mar 22, 2021
RCMP catch suspected mail thief
PRINCE GEORGE - Local mounties have arrested a man in relation to the string of mail thefts in the city.RCMP say they caught the suspect, a 27-year-old man with mail and identification cards in his po...
Mar 22, 2021
Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES - Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game. He filled scoresheets and...
Mar 22, 2021
1,785 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 133 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 1,785 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend in B.C.She said 556 new cases were identified from Friday to Saturday, 598 from Saturday to...
Mar 22, 2021
Federal, Quebec governments to spend $826 million to expand high-speed internet
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - For the second week in a row, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared a stage with Premier Francois Legault Monday as they made a joint funding announcement aimed at improving acce...
Mar 22, 2021
Trudeau calls University of Ottawa professor's remarks 'Quebec bashing'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's had enough of "Quebec bashing" following controversial remarks from a University of Ottawa professor. At a press conference Monday, he and Quebec Premi...
Mar 22, 2021
It’s World Water Day
PRINCE GEORGE - The United Nations World Water Day is today, and it marks the 25th consecutive year it's taking place."The United Nations has global goals to recognize the importance of water, what it...
Mar 22, 2021