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RCMP seek missing Hixon woman
.PRINCE GEORGE -Update: Police say Ronda Beaune has been located. RCMP say due to privacy legislation, no further information will be released.Earlier: Local Mounties are seeking the public's help in ...
Jun 03, 2021

Second dose of Astrazeneca vaccine begins Monday, new cases remain low in Island Health
NANAIMO - The nearly 300,000 British Columbians who received the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine can soon receive their second dose. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, June 3 announced...
Jun 03, 2021

Dr. Bonnie Henry provides guidance for those needing second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided guidance for those waiting for their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine today.She said while it's preferable to stick with ...
Jun 03, 2021

Senate unanimously passes bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
OTTAWA - A bill creating a statutory holiday to commemorate the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada has been passed unanimously by the Senate. Bill C-5 is expected to receive royal assent l...
Jun 03, 2021

Jewish groups decry mock 'eviction notice' sent to residents in Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Jewish advocacy groups are condemning a mock "eviction notice" dropped in mailboxes across Canada as part of a campaign to draw attention to the planned removal of Palestinians from a neighbo...
Jun 03, 2021

Kenney says 'reasonable effort' made to follow COVID rules at whiskey dinner
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and his ministers made every reasonable effort to comply with health rules during a surreptitiously photographed whiskey-drinks dinner on the patio of t...
Jun 03, 2021

Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two stat...
Jun 03, 2021

Lululemon Q1 revenues surge by 88 per cent to reach $1.2 billion on strong sales
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its revenue soared by 88 per cent in its latest quarter, fuelled by the company's ongoing e-commerce expansion and a rebound in its brick-and-mortar store sal...
Jun 03, 2021

Ziemmer announced BC Division Rookie of the Year
PRINCE GEORGE - In a year where the youth on the Prince George Cougars surged, one stood out the most in the BC Division Hubcentres.The Western Hockey League announced today the B.C. Division individu...
Jun 03, 2021

Jonathan David, Christine Sinclair named Canada Soccer's players of the month
TORONTO - Jonathan David and Christine Sinclair have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for May. David became the first Canadian to win the Ligue 1 championship in France, scoring the ope...
Jun 03, 2021