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South Carolina Senate adds firing squad to execution methods
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina senators Tuesday added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can't execute condemned inmates by way of lethal injection. The Senate then app...
Mar 02, 2021

China says it aims to vaccinate 40% of population by June
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Health experts in China say their country is lagging in its coronavirus vaccination rollout because it has the disease largely under control, but plans to inoculate 40% of its populat...
Mar 02, 2021

Nusdeh Yoh School receives Jumpstart Sport Relief Fund
PRINCE GEORGE - As a result of COVID-19, many community organizations have their doors shut in large part to the financial burden caused by the pandemic. Such has been the case for School District 57'...
Mar 02, 2021

Auditor general raises long-running concern with B.C. government's budget accounting
VICTORIA - Auditor general Michael Pickup says he has long-running concerns with the way the British Columbia government counts the money it receives from other levels of government. Pickup outlined T...
Mar 02, 2021

Raptors stars VanVleet, Anunoby join Siakam in NBA's health and safety protocol
TAMPA, Fla. - A greatly reduced Raptors team will host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday in Toronto's temporary home of Tampa, Fla. The team announced Tuesday that starters Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam...
Mar 02, 2021

Mayors focus on two issues
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Urban Mayors' Caucus has pinpointed two areas of focus as it approaches the Province with issues they would like to see addressed. Mayor Lyn Hall is one of the 13 mayors who mak...
Mar 02, 2021

The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC pleads for more funding
.PRINCE GEORGE - The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC is reaching out to the province for help for funding to protect outdoor recreation areas. The Pidherny Recreation site has become one of the most ...
Mar 02, 2021

Province seeks variety of professionals to aid immunization efforts
PRINCE GEORGE - There are few details to exactly how many healthcare professionals will be needed for mass immunizations in the months ahead.Dr. Bonnie Henry would not confirm nor deny the report of a...
Mar 02, 2021

Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators f...
Mar 02, 2021

Northern Development announces new funds
NORTHERN BC - The Exploration Place is one of eight projects to receive funding under a new program established by the Northern Development Initiative Trust, called Trust 2020. "So the new suite of Co...
Mar 02, 2021