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Province invests in 500 additional health-care professionals for COVID-19 contact tracing
VICTORIA-B.C. Premier John Horgan was accompanied by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister, Adrian Dix this afternoon to announce additional positions in health-care.The Prov...
Aug 12, 2020

Canadian Premier League ready to kick off Island Games in Prince Edward Island
With Major League Soccer having successfully concluded its MLS is Back Tournament, now it's the Canadian Premier League's turn. The Island Games kick off Thursday in Charlottetown with a rematch of la...
Aug 12, 2020

Report shows Northern B.C. economy hit not as hard as rest of province by COVID-19 restrictions
PRINCE GEORGE-An update into Northern B.C.'s economy by Northern Development Initiative Trust shows that while the economy has been hit by the impacts of the pandemic, it's been hit a little less in N...
Aug 12, 2020

Miller won't rule out COVID-19 pandemic forcing delay of UNDRIP law
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says a Liberal promise to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is still a top priority. But he could not ...
Aug 12, 2020

Bergeron scores in 2nd OT, Bruins beat Hurricanes in Game 1
TORONTO - Patrice Bergeron scored the winner early in double overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round series that was postponed 15 hour...
Aug 12, 2020

US budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year, exceeding any on record, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The nation's budgetar...
Aug 12, 2020

Longtime Winnipeg Jet Bryan Little uncertain about his hockey future
Bryan Little is unsure if or when he'll play in the NHL again. The longest-serving player on the current edition of the Winnipeg Jets awaits confirmation that a season-ending head injury won't po...
Aug 12, 2020

Housing study launched in the Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE- The City of Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) are launching a study to identify the types of homes needed most urgently in the Central Cariboo and Chilcotin.The stud...
Aug 12, 2020

Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
WASHINGTON - No, Russia isn't having a Sputnik moment. The announcement Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country was the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine did not provoke the ...
Aug 12, 2020

Orr switching crowns for 20/21 season
The Trade winds continue to blow for the Prince George Spruce Kings this off-season.The club announced Wednesday morning that they have traded 2001 born defenceman Evan Orr to the Powell River Kings i...
Aug 12, 2020