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Petition to keep B.C. schools closed collects thousands of names
VERNON - An online campaign to have the winter break extended at B.C. schools has surpassed its original goal.A petition to keep schools closed for another two weeks due to concerns about rising COVID...
Jan 03, 2021
Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church
WINONA, Texas - A pastor was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting at an East Texas church Sunday after the pastor confronted a man who had hidden from police in the church overnight,...
Jan 03, 2021
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope'
The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing to 4 million the number of Americans who have received shots, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. ...
Jan 03, 2021
Feds weigh cutting COVID-19 sickness benefit for Canadians who have travelled
OTTAWA - The federal government is weighing whether to bar people who have travelled overseas from a new benefit for those who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit,...
Jan 03, 2021
RCMP investigating PG's first homicide of 2021 on New Year's Day
PRINCE GEORGE - Less than two hours into the New Year, Prince George RCMP were called to a home on 15th avenue where they found a 50-year-old man deceased.At approximately 1:45 a.m. on January 1st, fr...
Jan 03, 2021
Feds weigh cutting COVID-19 sickness benefit for Canadians who have travelled
OTTAWA - The federal government is weighing whether to bar people who have travelled overseas from a new benefit for those who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit,...
Jan 03, 2021
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope'
The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing to 4 million the number of Americans who have received shots, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. ...
Jan 03, 2021
'Now more than ever': Bond looks to push for better healthcare in the north in 2021
PRINCE GEORGE - 2020, like many of us was a rollercoaster year for MLA Shirley Bond.Bond was re-elected for a sixth term and was named leader of the opposition in Victoria, after yet another victory i...
Jan 03, 2021
Vancouver Canucks bring veteran defenceman Travis Hamonic to training camp on PTO
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have added another name to their training camp roster, signing veteran defenceman Travis Hamonic to a professional tryout contract. The move comes as teams across the...
Jan 03, 2021
Former residential school in Lower Post slated for demolition: premier
LOWER POST, B.C. - A building where locals pick up their mail, look for work and seek government help is a place of pain and fear for those who remember it as a residential school. Some of the 175 or ...
Jan 03, 2021