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UNBC's $250,000 supercomputer helps international research study glacial loss
PRINCE GEORGE--A quarter of a million dollars supercomputer at the University of Northern British Columbia helped an international team of researchers to figure out the rate of which the mass of the E...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. government puts $9.5 million toward removing more than 100 derelict boats
VICTORIA - B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman says the province is spending $9.5 million to address the "massive" problem of marine debris along the coast. Four projects will share the funding to...
Apr 28, 2021
RCMP's downtown safety unit targets street-level drug traffickers
PRINCE GEORGE -Success for the RCMP's downtown safety unit after several arrests this month. Cst. Jennifer Cooper says the unit targeted street-level drug traffickers leading to several arrests from A...
Apr 28, 2021
Springer set to make Blue Jays debut as Toronto tries for sweep of Nationals
DUNEDIN, Fla. - George Springer was set to make his anticipated Toronto Blue Jays debut Wednesday in the finale of a two-game series with the Washington Nationals. Springer was listed as the Blue Jays...
Apr 28, 2021
Being taken in CFL draft would be redemption for Regina Rams running back Kyle Borsa
Being taken in the 2021 CFL draft would be more than just the realization of a childhood dream for Kyle Borsa. More importantly, it would serve as a testament to how perseverance can help overcome adv...
Apr 28, 2021
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald ready for PFL debut
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, a former Bellator champion and UFC title contender, opens a new chapter in his MMA career Thursday when he makes his Professional Fighters League debut...
Apr 28, 2021
Vancouver man who police say ran condo nightclub pleads guilty to health charges
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man arrested on allegations he was running a makeshift nightclub inside his penthouse has pleaded guilty to three charges, including failing to follow orders of a health office...
Apr 28, 2021
Vancouver man who police say ran condo nightclub pleads guilty to health charges
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man arrested on allegations he was running a makeshift nightclub inside his penthouse has pleaded guilty to three charges, including failing to follow orders of a health office...
Apr 28, 2021
City gets double the gas tax. Again.
PRINCE GEORGE - Municipalities submitted the idea of a three-year commitment to double the gas tax to the federal government, but they didn't get it. Instead, they did get one year.The last time the g...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. workers now eligible for three hours of paid leave to get COVID-19 immunizations
VICTORIA - Workers in British Columbia can receive up to three hours of paid leave in order to get a COVID-19 vaccination. A statement from the Ministry of Labour says amendments to the Employment Sta...
Apr 28, 2021