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Six new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 41 in B.C.
VICTORIA-41 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., and six of those are in the Northern Health Region.The six additional cases are on Haida Gwaii, where last week an outbreak was declared. There is now a tota...
Jul 29, 2020
Manitoba First Nation takes first steps to get jurisdiction over children in care
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation has begun the process of creating its own child welfare system under controversial federal legislation that allows Indigenous groups to enact their own laws. Op...
Jul 29, 2020
Six more cases of COVID-19 have been identified on Haida Gwaii
PRINCE GEORGE-Six additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been found on Haida Gwaii.An outbreak on the northern archipelago was announced last week, the first outbreak in the Northern Health r...
Jul 29, 2020
Epstein's ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony
NEW YORK - A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a last-minute bid Wednesday to stop the public release of her 2016 testimony in a civil ca...
Jul 29, 2020
Hubspace enhancing services for Northern BC entrepreneurs thanks to federal support
PRINCE GEORGE - It's an exciting time at Hubspace in Prince George.Innovate BC and Western Diversification have a clear vision on the need to not just safely restart the economy, but to help the busin...
Jul 29, 2020
Dodgers' Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros
HOUSTON - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston's Alex Bregman and mocking...
Jul 29, 2020
Breaking ground on new downtown pool
PRINCE GEORGE-The construction of the new downtown pool has officially begun.Site preparation and excavation began earlier this month on the new pool which will be located on 7th Ave. between Dominion...
Jul 29, 2020
Former NHL coach Mike Babcock joins Vermont as adviser to coaching staff
Former NHL coach Mike Babcock is joining the University of Vermont's men's hockey program as an adviser to the coaching staff. The Catamounts said on their website that Babcock will be "a resource for...
Jul 29, 2020
Lee Anna Osei honouring brother through Black Canadian Coaches initiative
Lee Anna Osei's brother Samuel would have turned 31 on May 26 - the day after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking an American uprising. It was an...
Jul 29, 2020
Six people facing charges in three separate drug investigations from last year
PRINCE GEORGE-Six people are now facing charges in three separate drug investigations that took place last year.36-year-old Scott William and 30-year-old Katelyn Loutit, both of Prince George are faci...
Jul 29, 2020