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$1,000 for every stitch: the fundraising goal from a Prince George father and son
PRINCE GEORGE--A thousand dollars for every stitch. That's the goal a Prince George father and son are aiming for in raising money for the BC Children's Hospital. The saying goes that one person's tra...
Jul 20, 2021
National Chief of AFN in PG
PRINCE GEORGE - For the first time in many years, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations has visited Northern BC. RoseAnne Archibald spent the last two days meeting with chiefs from aroun...
Jul 20, 2021
UPDATED: Suspicious fire guts tattoo shop
PRINCE GEORGE - A large fire destroyed the Handsom Boy Tattoo shop early Tuesday morning.Crews responded to the fire in the 1600 block of 20th Avenue around 6:30 a.m. "Initially six apparatus with 19 ...
Jul 20, 2021
Blugh leaves B.C. Lions coaching post to attend to 'personal and health matters'
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell has a vacancy on his B.C. Lions coaching staff. The Lions announced Tuesday that defensive line coach Leroy Blugh is no longer with the CFL team. Blugh, 55, joined the Lions ...
Jul 20, 2021
Elizabeth May speaks out about 'rumours' swirling around Green party turmoil
OTTAWA - Former Green leader Elizabeth May is speaking out after months of near-silence on the internal strife engulfing the party she headed for 13 years. In a statement to media Tuesday afternoon, M...
Jul 20, 2021
COVID-19 milestone: 80% of eligible people 12 and older have received first dose of COVID vaccine in BC
VICTORIA - A milestone when it comes to vaccinations in BC. Eighty per cent of eligible people 12 and older have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 54.4 per cent have received their sec...
Jul 20, 2021
B.C. provides funding to First Nation communities for residential school searches
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it will provide immediate funding to 21 First Nation communities to help with searches for human remains at former residential schools or hospitals. Murray Rankin,...
Jul 20, 2021
B.C. provides funding to First Nation communities for residential school searches
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it will provide immediate funding to 21 First Nation communities to help with searches for human remains at former residential schools or hospitals. Murray Rankin,...
Jul 20, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: State of emergency called in B.C. over growing wildfires.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister has declared a provincial state of emergency over the growing wildfire threat. Mike Farnworth says he made the decision based on information from ...
Jul 20, 2021
Farnworth declares provincial state of emergency due to worsening wildfire situation
VANCOUVER - The provincial government has declared a provincial state of emergency due to the worsening wildfire situation in British Columbia.Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says he's based his...
Jul 20, 2021