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73.1% of those 12 and up in BC have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
VICTORIA - Vaccination rates in British Columbia continue to climb.The B.C. government announced this afternoon that 75.1 per cent of all adults and 73.1 per cent of those 12 and older have received a...
Jun 11, 2021
Vancouver police officer charged with assault during an arrest in 2019.
VICTORIA - A Vancouver police officer faces an assault charge. The BC Prosecution Service issued a statement Friday saying the charge has been approved against Const. Arminder Singh Gill. The service ...
Jun 11, 2021
Canada's top speedskaters back on Olympic Oval ice after months without it
CALGARY - Canada's top speedskaters have started getting back to normal after a double-whammy winter of a pandemic and no ice in Calgary's Olympic Oval. The reinstalled ice, after a hiatus of almost n...
Jun 11, 2021
Dawson Creek RCMP arrest B & E suspect
DAWSON CREEK - A 35-year old man has been arrested in connection to a break and enter and recovered stolen ATV in Dawson Creek.Dawson Creek RCMP Staff Sgt. Damon Werrell says on Monday night (June 7) ...
Jun 11, 2021
BC Assembly of First Nations' Chief upset with City
PRINCE GEORGE - The City is seeking a civil injunction to allow for the dismantling of homeless camps, like the one located across from the courthouse on George Street. "We've seen these complex issue...
Jun 11, 2021
People's Party leader Maxime Bernier charged after anti-rules rallies in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - The leader of the People's Party of Canada has been arrested in Manitoba after attending a rally against COVID-19 restrictions. RCMP say Maxime Bernier was charged with exceeding public gat...
Jun 11, 2021
Nanaimo vigil for victims and survivors of residential schools raises over $4K, hundreds of toys
NANAIMO - A solemn vigil after the discovery of what's believed to be remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school raised a considerable amount of money. The May 31 vigil in Maffe...
Jun 11, 2021
Prince George Kodiaks announce partnership with Hart Community Centre, proposed field development
PRINCE GEORGE - It's one big announcement after another for the Prince George Kodiaks Football Club.The Kodiaks and the Hart Community Centre Society have announced a new strategic partnership that wi...
Jun 11, 2021
Paul Maurice says he's proud of the job Jets coaches did this year
WINNIPEG - The season ended with his team being swept in the second round of the NHL playoffs, but Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice says he's proud of the job the Jets coaching staff did this season w...
Jun 11, 2021
Doctor who faced racism after COVID-19 outbreak sues New Brunswick, RCMP
A Black doctor who says he faced a barrage of hate and racism after being accused of breaking COVID-19 rules amid an outbreak last year announced Friday he is suing the New Brunswick government and th...
Jun 11, 2021