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Armed Forces personnel assess possible 'old' military shell in North Vancouver home
VANCOUVER - Police say a person in North Vancouver who bought what they thought was an "interesting artifact" may actually have purchased an old explosive. RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries says they were calle...
Jun 16, 2021

Dangerous offender wanted in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a wanted woman.Tracy Laureen Alexander, 48 years old, is wanted for Break and Enter, Uttering Threats, Assault with ...
Jun 16, 2021

Sales sprouting up at David Douglas Botanical Garden
PRINCE GEORGE - The past two years have been filled with uncertainty, however, you can count on one thing for sure! The annual David Douglas Botanical plant sale.The birds are chirping and well, the s...
Jun 16, 2021

Government defying order to produce documents on fired scientists: Speaker
OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says the Trudeau government has not complied with an order to produce unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest ...
Jun 16, 2021

Powell: Opportunity to play for Canada in Tokyo worth the seven-week sacrifice
Battling back from a devastating Achilles injury, in a condensed NBA season that was already exhausting enough, Dwight Powell could have taken the summer off to rest. But the chance to play for Canada...
Jun 16, 2021

Wheelchair basketball continues to roll throughout the pandemic months
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Lumberjacks are a wheelchair basketball team under the Northern Adapted Sports Association. Due to Covid, they've had to suspend all their team competitions.Because o...
Jun 16, 2021

Eight new Island Health COVID-19 cases as provincial numbers remain steady
NANAIMO - A minor increase of COVID-19 cases came Wednesday.Eight new positive tests were added to the health authority total, now at 5,119 throughout the entire pandemic.Active cases rose by one to 5...
Jun 16, 2021

B.C. ranks among highest in world in COVID-19 first-dose shots, say health officials
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say the province ranks among the highest in the world in the number of people who have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In a news release, they say ...
Jun 16, 2021

Big Brothers Big Sisters excited to host events again as restrictions lift
PRINCE GEORGE - The province is now in step two of the BC Restart Plan which is good news for organizations who are hoping to hold events in the near future.For the past year, Big Brothers Big Sisters...
Jun 16, 2021

Beban Pool slated to reopen in early October after pandemic closure
NANAIMO - All pool facilities in Nanaimo should be open by early October. An Oct. 4 re-open date for Beban Pool was unanimously approved by Nanaimo councillors during a finance and audit committee mee...
Jun 16, 2021