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No election yet as Liberal minority government survives third budget confidence vote
OTTAWA - With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget. The House of Commons approved Monday the governme...
Apr 26, 2021
'For me, it's my life': Mackenzie families struggle with pulp mill closure
MACKENZIE - As Paper Excellence stops their Mackenzie operations, and over 150 jobs are lost, the number of families who are impacted stretches across the entire community.Those who lost their jobs ar...
Apr 26, 2021
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state's office announ...
Apr 26, 2021
B.C. reports 17 deaths and nearly 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 over three days
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says the province has confirmed that COVID-19 was a factor in the death of an infant from the Interior Health region. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henr...
Apr 26, 2021
Campground operators feeling the economic pandemic pinch
.PRINCE GEORGE - Many small businesses across Canada have felt the economic pinch during the pandemic - including campground operators. Recently the Canadian Camping and RV Council met with the federa...
Apr 26, 2021
Thousands of COVID cases over the weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - B.C. is reporting 2,491 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing BC's total to 126,249 cases. Of the new cases, 104 were in Northern Health, bringing this region's total to 7,0...
Apr 26, 2021
Man arrested in Williams Lake after Monday morning gun complaint
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake responded to a weapons complaint Monday morning (Apr. 26).Just before 9:00 a.m., a caller reported a man in the 600-block of Atwood Place, putting a rifle i...
Apr 26, 2021
RCMP say three dead after helicopter crashes near Resolute Bay in Nunavut
A helicopter trip to survey polar bear populations in the High Arctic ended tragically on the weekend in a crash that killed three people. RCMP said the chopper went down on Griffith Island, about 20 ...
Apr 26, 2021
Toronto FC confirms signing of Venezuelan international winger Yeferson Soteldo
Toronto FC has confirmed the signing of Venezuelan international winger Yeferson Soteldo as its third designated player. Brazil's Santos FC said goodbye to the 23-year-old on Saturday, putting out a n...
Apr 26, 2021
Carrier Sekani Family Services receives BC Reconciliation award
.PRINCE GEORGE - Carrier Sekani Family Services is one of the recipients of the 2021 BC Reconciliation Award. The award recognizes the Nowh Guna "Our Foot" in both worlds Carrier Agility Training. The...
Apr 26, 2021