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B.C. eases requirements, extends deadline for small business recovery grants
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has eased the eligibility requirements for small and medium-sized businesses applying for funds under its $345-million pandemic recovery grant program. The province has ...
Mar 04, 2021

Powerful quake hits off New Zealand, prompting evacuations
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Friday in the ocean off New Zealand, prompting thousands of people to evacuate and triggering tsunami warnings across the South Pac...
Mar 04, 2021

46 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Another 564 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided the following breakdown by region:Vancouver Coastal Health: 168Fraser Health: 279Is...
Mar 04, 2021

Wood Waste Recycling is now an option in Prince George
.PRINCE GEORGE - Many people who renovate their own homes do not factor in the cost of disposing of wood waste. Canada Recycle based in Prince George has seen the benefits in wood waste recycling. The...
Mar 04, 2021

Renters market tough in PG
PRINCE GEORGE - Finding an affordable rental property in Prince George is a challenge. The average two-bedroom apartment rents for $1,300 to $1,500. According to a recent report, the State of the Nort...
Mar 04, 2021

Phish guitarist to found substance abuse treatment centre
LUDLOW, Vt. - Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio plans to start a substance use disorder treatment centre in Vermont, where the band was formed in 1983. Anastasio, who is now 14 years sober, announced Thu...
Mar 04, 2021

Snowboard X World Cup: O'Dine, Bichon hit rough track in Bakuriani
BAKURIANI, GEORGIA - The track in Bakuriani didn't treat a pair of Prince George products well this week during the World Cup event in FIS Snowboard Cross Racing.Evan Bichon, 22, and Meryeta O'Dine, 2...
Mar 04, 2021

Line 5 'very different' from Keystone XL, Canada will fight hard for it, says O'Regan
WASHINGTON - Canada's natural resources minister is calling the cross-border Line 5 pipeline a "non-negotiable" element of talks with the United States. Seamus O'Regan is vowing to defend the underwat...
Mar 04, 2021

Blue Jays surrender two runs on wild pitches in 8-2 exhibition loss to Tigers
LAKELAND, Fla. - A lack of control from Toronto's pitchers was a factor in the Detroit Tigers' 8-2 win over the Blue Jays in spring training action Thursday. The Tigers (3-2) scored eight unanswered r...
Mar 04, 2021

California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for people who live in the most vulnerable neighbourhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coron...
Mar 04, 2021