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Numerous restrictions to ease starting Canada Day
NANAIMO - A return to normal is inbound for B.C. The province announced Step Three of the restart plan will begin on Canada Day, including the reduction of key restrictions which have been in place fo...
Jun 29, 2021

Glacial melt could cause flooding
PRINCE GEORGE - With scorching temperatures well into the high 30's for the region, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a heat warning with an unusual addition. It warns about rising water le...
Jun 29, 2021

29 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., zero in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Just 29 new cases of COVID-19 announced in British Columbia today.Here's the regional breakdown: Vancouver Coastal Health: 7Fraser Health: 7Island Health: 3Interior Health: 10People who res...
Jun 29, 2021

BC Hydro breaks energy demand records three days in a row
PRINCE GEORGE--BC Hydro says that the extreme heat has set record-breaking electricity demands three days in rows.The old record for peak summer time hourly consumption was 7,900 megawatts which was b...
Jun 29, 2021

Rules homeowners should be aware of before watering their lawns
PRINCE GEORGE--With this heatwave, many of us might also be concerned about our lawns. But in the city of Prince George, there some restrictions in place to make sure that there's enough water to go a...
Jun 29, 2021

Fiery crash kills driver near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - For the second day in a row, RCMP in Williams Lake are reporting a death on the roads.This incident occurred Monday (June 28) at about 3:50 p.m. along Highway 20 near the communi...
Jun 29, 2021

B.C. set to drop mandatory face mask mandate July 1 as province enters Step 3 of Restart Plan
PRINCE GEORGE - The province will be moving back to almost normal starting on Canada Day, as Step 3 of BC's restart plan begins.Changes are as follows starting July 1st:Moving from Step 2 to Step 3 al...
Jun 29, 2021

Extreme heat forces seniors from Nanaimo care home
NANAIMO - Roughly 30 residents of a seniors home were forced to temporarily evacuate due to the punishing heat wave. They were moved into the air conditioned Oliver Woods Community Centre after Lakesi...
Jun 29, 2021

Senate passes net-zero bill, set to debate budget bill before rising for summer
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a government bill to mandate the country reach net-zero emissions by 2050, doing so hours before the upper chamber rises for the summer and a possible fall election. Bil...
Jun 29, 2021

Green party president says Annamie Paul's job still in limbo, demands retraction
OTTAWA - The head of the Greens' governing body says an ultimatum to Leader Annamie Paul still stands, leaving her job in limbo as infighting continues to strain the top rungs of the party. Liana Cusm...
Jun 29, 2021