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Civic Centre becomes beacon of hope as vaccinations begin
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a setting filled with nervousness, excitement, and gratitude for many seniors who got their COVID-19 vaccines on the opening day of vaccinations at the Prince George Conference ...
Mar 16, 2021
Lower Mainland mayors urge province to expand role of municipal emergency responders
DELTA, B.C. - A group of 11 Metro Vancouver mayors say recent long delays for ambulance service should prompt the provincial government to reconsider the role of other municipal emergency responders. ...
Mar 16, 2021
Two workers have died after crane topples on Gabriola Island: B.C. RCMP
GABRIOLA, B.C. - The RCMP say two workers have died after a crane toppled on Gabriola Island in British Columbia.The Mounties say in a news release that police and emergency services were called to a ...
Mar 16, 2021
B.C.'s income and disability rates to increase by $175 per month in April
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is raising income and disability assistance rates by $175 a month for more than 300,000 people starting in April. Nicholas Simons, the minister of social dev...
Mar 16, 2021
2 people dead in Southern California fireworks explosion
ONTARIO, Calif. - Two people were killed when a large fireworks stash exploded Tuesday in inland Southern California, setting off a series of blasts that rocked the residential neighbourhood and sent ...
Mar 16, 2021
556 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 41 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced 556 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, including 14 epi-linked cases, for a total of 88,929 in B.C. Of those, 82,436 people ...
Mar 16, 2021
Ferguson Lake focus of City attention
PRINCE GEORGE - Ferguson Lake Nature Reserve is a 55-hectare gem in the northern part of town, but some of the trails and boardwalks need some TLC. "We're planning to restore what we have. We don't wa...
Mar 16, 2021
Raptors clear Siakam, VanVleet, Flynn and McCaw to return to practice
Four Toronto Raptors are one step closer to returning. Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw were cleared to practise in Detroit on Tuesday after being sidelined for health and...
Mar 16, 2021
Union points to high COVID work claims by teachers as proof all students need masks
VANCOUVER - The head of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation is citing a high number of COVID-19 workplace claims in her renewed call for the province to require all students to wear masks in cla...
Mar 16, 2021
Officials in B.C., Washington state team up against invasive giant hornets
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Officials with the British Columbia and Washington state agriculture departments along with U.S. federal agencies are teaming up to trap, track and destroy invasive Asian giant hornet...
Mar 16, 2021