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China agrees to increase consular, family access for Spavor and Kovrig
OTTAWA - Canada has obtained an agreement to allow greater family and consular access for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians detained for more than two years in China. A spokesperson...
Jan 13, 2021

North Carolina's Emily Fox, Washington State's Trinity Rodman go 1-2 in NWSL draft
U.S. international Emily Fox and Trinity Rodman, daughter of former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman, went 1-2 in the NWSL draft Wednesday evening.Expansion Racing Louisville FC took Fox, a defender-midfield...
Jan 13, 2021

B.C. expands immunization team to help smooth rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say they've added a senior official to the province's immunization response team to help with the program as it gets more complex. Dr. Penny Ballem will be...
Jan 13, 2021

Asia Today: China's cases spike ahead of WHO research visit
BEIJING - China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team was due to arrive to probe the origins of the pandemic. China on Thursday also re...
Jan 13, 2021

Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes action
DETROIT - Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Hig...
Jan 13, 2021

Spruce Kings add to leadership team
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have added to their team's leadership crew.On Tuesday, the Spruce Kings announced they have named defenceman Colton Cameron as one of the team's assistan...
Jan 13, 2021

Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
LANSING, Mich. - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with wilful neglect of duty stemming from an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and...
Jan 13, 2021

Ice jams damages homes along the Nechako River in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF - An ice jam has formed on the Nechako River. Not typical. Water levels are higher than usual and Mayor Gerry Thiessen says there is a lot of water flowing right now. He says water levels a...
Jan 13, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at UHNBC's internal medicine unit grows
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has provided updates on three separate Covid-19 outbreaks in Prince George. The health authority says the outbreak at UHNBC's rehab unit has identified two more cases f...
Jan 13, 2021

Rayleigh scattering creating impressive sunrises and sunsets
PRINCE GEORGE - In recent weeks CKPG Today has received several impressive photos of spectacular sunrises and sunsets from its followers online and on TV. We talked to a local meteorologist to find ou...
Jan 13, 2021