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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 288,327 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,420,...
Apr 30, 2021
Nick Suzuki scores twice for Montreal Canadiens in 5-3 win over Winnipeg Jets
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki scored twice for the Montreal Canadiens, including the game-winner, in a 5-3 win Friday over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Suzuki also assisted on a goal for a three-point night, ...
Apr 30, 2021
Oregon safety Jevon Holland becomes first Canadian player selected in 2021 NFL draft
After having to sit through the entire opening round of the NFL draft without hearing his name, Canadian Jevon Holland didn't have to wait long to get the call Friday night.The Miami Dolphins selected...
Apr 30, 2021
Dutch flag-raising brings back memories for local woman
PRINCE GEORGE - A flag-raising ceremony was held for about a dozen people at City Hall on Friday, many looked on, flooded with memories as the Holland anthem played.Betty Bekkering was one of them, re...
Apr 30, 2021
Plans to distribute first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hold
OTTAWA - Plans to distribute the first 300,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week are on hold after Health Canada learned part of them were manufactured at a Maryland facili...
Apr 30, 2021
Prince George family still searching for missing dog
PRINCE GEORGE - A local family is staying optimistic over four weeks now since their dog went missing from Beaverly.The Robberts family worry someone may have even stolen their dog, who was pregnant a...
Apr 30, 2021
Local business owner says she's afraid for her shop this tax season
PRINCE GEORGE -Business owners still have a month-and-a-half to file their taxes. But even with federal and provincial aid to help owners stay afloat, one local owner shop says she can't afford the ri...
Apr 30, 2021
Prosecutors seek higher sentence for Chauvin in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors are asking a judge to give Derek Chauvin a more severe penalty than state guidelines call for when he is sentenced in June for George Floyd's death, arguing in court document...
Apr 30, 2021
COVID numbers dropping
PRINCE GEORGE - The B.C. Government is reporting 740 new cases of COVID over the past 24 hours, bringing the province's total to 129,482. Of the new cases, 22 were reported in Northern Health. There a...
Apr 30, 2021
Pacific National Exhibition at risk due to financial impacts of COVID-19 closures
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to shutter the long-running Pacific National Exhibition if the non-profit organization isn't able to secu...
Apr 30, 2021