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Flights set to return to Quesnel for first time in over 13 months
QUESNEL - The last time a commercial flight landed at the Quesnel Regional Airport a vaccine for COVID-19 was still a dream, back on April 9th, 2020.Now over 13 months later, Central Mountain Air will...
May 12, 2021
BQ calls on Liberals to avoid pandemic election, despite voting non-confidence
OTTAWA - After repeatedly voting non-confidence in the minority Liberal government, the Bloc Quebecois is now calling on the government to do everything possible to avoid an election during the COVID-...
May 12, 2021
U.K. study says expect more reactions from mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines
Preliminary results of an ongoing study in the United Kingdom suggest alternating the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines causes more frequent mild to moderate symptoms, but there are no o...
May 12, 2021
B.C. government helps fund new ALS research position at UBC
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing $2 million to the ALS Society of BC, helping to establish a permanent ALS research professorship at the University of British Columbia. The prov...
May 12, 2021
Police looking for a person of interest in arson
PRINCE GEORGE - Police are requesting the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in an arson. On May 09, 2021 at 6:50 p.m., the Prince George RCMP received a report of a structure fir...
May 12, 2021
B.C. expecting more AstraZeneca vaccine to use for 2nd doses: health minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province expects to receive more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and some of that supply will be used for people's second doses. Dix says a "...
May 12, 2021
Quebec's location and energy alternatives give it options if Line 5 closes: expert
QUEBEC - While political and business leaders across the country scramble to avoid a shutdown of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 pipeline, Quebec could be spared the most serious consequences if the oil stops ...
May 12, 2021
Woodbine Entertainment CEO puts tentative June 5 start to '21 thoroughbred campaign
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment is targeting June 5 as a potential opening day for its 2021 thoroughbred season. The campaign was slated to begin April 17 but was postponed indefinitely due to Ontari...
May 12, 2021
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda one of three finalists for MAC Hermann Trophy
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda is one of three finalists for the 2020-21 men's MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded annually to the top U.S. college soccer player. The Oregon State junior is up against Indiana...
May 12, 2021
Utility work causes traffic disruptions on Ospika Blvd
PRINCE GEORGE - Motorists beware: if you plan on driving down Ospika Boulevard near Opie Crescent and 22nd Avenue expect delays.The City says it's due to the installation of a sanitary sewer line and ...
May 12, 2021