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Famous Nanaimo bathtub race cancelled, hope floats for September event
NANAIMO - Bathtubs, silly boats and dragon boats won't race through the waters off the shores of Nanaimo this year. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, which hosts and co-organizes the larger Nanaimo M...
Jun 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. There are 1,404,093 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,404,093 confirmed cases (14,923 active...
Jun 15, 2021
Trudeau, Canadian delegation check-in to quarantine hotel after overseas trip
OTTAWA - Canada's prime minister has checked in at the final stop from his trip overseas. Trudeau and the rest of the Canadian delegation who travelled to the United Kingdom and Belgium checked in at ...
Jun 15, 2021
Canada excoriated as racist failure during farewell speeches by departing MPs
OTTAWA - Canada is being excoriated as a racist failure as MPs who don't intend to seek re-election say their official farewells. Mumilaq Qaqqaq, the New Democrat MP for Nunavut, says she's discovered...
Jun 15, 2021
Southern Baptists resist push from right in divisive vote
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Southern Baptist Convention tamped down a push from the right at its largest meeting in decades on Tuesday, electing a new president who has worked to bridge racial divides...
Jun 15, 2021
Illegal dumping a big issue in Prince George.
PRINCE GEORGE - It seems there's an influx of illegal dumping happening in and around the Prince George area. Large piles of garbage are popping up everywhere, including right beside the CKPG News sta...
Jun 15, 2021
TYH: The proper nutrition, and what to remember to eat this summer
PRINCE GEORGE - Hot dogs, chips, and backyard BBQ's. 'Tis the season for many of these and with health restrictions lifting there's a high likelihood you're in for plenty of food this summer that does...
Jun 15, 2021
Save-On-Foods’ ‘Share It Forward’ program filling local food banks
KAMLOOPS - For the fourth year in a row, and the second amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Save-On-Foods and Western Family are teaming up and asking Western Canadians to help them "Share It Forward" to su...
Jun 15, 2021
B.C. reports no new COVID-19 deaths as it begins second step of reopening plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are reporting 108 new cases of COVID-19 as the province begins step two of its reopening plan. They say in a statement B.C. has 1,496 active cases and 143,...
Jun 15, 2021
No sunny weather in the forecast as the province reopens to travel
.PRINCE GEORGE - This week the provincial health officer reopened travel within B.C. Before taking that trip outside your health region, it is best to check the forecast as there is only one area of t...
Jun 15, 2021