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City of Prince George prepared for wildfire evacuees
PRINCE GEORGE - Hundreds of people across the province have been forced to leave their homes due to wildfire and Prince George is prepared to welcome as many evacuees as needed. "You are absolutely we...
Jul 15, 2021

England flanker banned for kneeing Canadian prop Jake Ilnicki in the face
LONDON - England flanker Lewis Ludlow has been banned for four matches for kneeing Canada prop Jake Ilnicki in the face during England's 70-14 rugby win last Saturday at Twickenham. The ruling was mad...
Jul 15, 2021

City to look at changing O'Grady Road
PRINCE GEORGE - Mayor and Council recently received a letter from the Chief of the Lheidli T'ennen, which was discussed at Council Monday night. It seeks to have the name of O'Grady Road changed. "O'G...
Jul 15, 2021

Firefighters from Alberta deployed to assist crews in PG Fire Centre
PRINCE GEORGE - Help has arrived from Alberta to help out in the firefighting effort in the Prince George Fire Centre.Seventeen firefighters have arrived and have been deployed to where they are the m...
Jul 15, 2021

Los Angeles County to restores indoor mask mandate for all
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A rapid and sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the nation's largest county requires restoring an indoor mask mandate even when people are vaccinated, Los Angeles County's publi...
Jul 15, 2021

One new case of COVID-19 up north
VICTORIA - Just one new case of COVID-19 up north announced today, 54 provincially. There are 650 active cases of the virus province-wide, 28 of those are located in the Northern Health region. The ne...
Jul 15, 2021

Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won't send troops
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week's assassination of that country's president, but sending American tr...
Jul 15, 2021

Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1
VICTORIA - The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the proh...
Jul 15, 2021

Montreal cop facing sex assault charge insists he was only trying to help woman
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer on trial for the alleged sexual assault of a woman at a hotel after encountering her in lockup was grilled by the prosecutor on Thursday about the decisions he too...
Jul 15, 2021

CFL announces that 10 individuals have returned a positive test for COVID-19
TORONTO - The CFL has announced that 10 individuals have returned a positive test for COVID-19. The league says in a statement that it has administered approximately 6,000 tests to "Tier 1 personnel,"...
Jul 15, 2021