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Thousands waiting for orthopedic surgery
PRINCE GEORGE - Orthopedic surgery covers anyone who needs surgery on their joints or their bones. The specialty is facing a massive backlog of patients who are needing surgery and a group of surgeons...
Jul 21, 2021

Northern Baseball Training to hold first camp since 2019 this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - It's been a long time since Northern Baseball Training has been able to hold a camp.In 2020, both their winter and summer camps were forced to cancel due to the impacts of COVID-19 and...
Jul 21, 2021

State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...
Jul 21, 2021

State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...
Jul 21, 2021

Steelworkers react to Canfor curtailments
PRINCE GEORGE - Wildfires have forced lumber giant Canfor to scale back production at its sawmills in B-C and Alberta.Canfor says it will curtail production capacity by about 115-million board feet ov...
Jul 21, 2021

Well known Nanaimo community advocate faces child luring charges
Editor's Note: NanaimoNewsNOW has updated this story to add a statement published Thursday, July 22 from the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre.NANAIMO - The former executive director of the Nanaimo Aboriginal...
Jul 21, 2021

Yukon to lift restrictions on travel and indoor gatherings as vaccination rates climb
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says rising vaccination rates mean several COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be lifted next month. Acting chief medical health officer Dr. Catherine Elliott says ...
Jul 21, 2021

Preparations underway for U.S. travellers coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE--With the Canadian border opening up for recreational travel to U.S. travellers, the city is getting prepared for an influx of tourists. Starting August 9th, fully vaccinated U.S. citize...
Jul 21, 2021

State of emergency ended at Kelowna crane site
KELOWNA, B.C. - A collapsed crane at a construction site in downtown Kelowna has been safely disassembled and removed and the area is now deemed safe. As a result, the evacuation order and local state...
Jul 21, 2021

New student housing ready to go
PRINCE GEORGE - Members of the public got a chance to peek inside a facility that has been under construction for some time. It is the new student housing downtown. And the location was a conscious de...
Jul 21, 2021