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B.C. health authority issues urgent drug alert to prevent overdose
KELOWNA, B.C. - An urgent drug alert has been issued for the Interior Health region of British Columbia after extreme levels of fentanyl and a benzodiazepine were found in drug samples tested througho...
Feb 17, 2022
Some restrictions officially lifted but masks and BC vaccination passports still required
PRINCE GEORGE - Some of the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted as of 11:59 pm Wednesday. A sigh of relief for many people including businesses around town. " People can start getting out and enjoy...
Feb 17, 2022
Coastal Gaslink workers 'shaken' following violent attack at Morice River drill site
HOUSTON - Mounties in Houston, B.C. are investigating a violent incident that left Coastal Gaslink (CGL) workers "shaken."It happened shortly after midnight this morning (Feb.17) on the Marten Forest ...
Feb 17, 2022
Province's economic plan lacks clear goals for forestry sector
PRINCE GEORGE-During the province's hour long press conference Thursday, forestry was not mentioned once. While the industry is mentioned in the government's 40-page report, the goals outlined are vag...
Feb 17, 2022
B.C. eases work-from-home rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has updated her public health orders as more employees return to their workplaces with COVID-19 infections dropping. The Health Ministry says provincial health...
Feb 17, 2022
Province unveils new economic plan 'for today, and tomorrow'
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Premier John Horgan was on hand to announce a new economic plan for the province on Thursday guided by two main principles, clean and inclusive growth.The plan is dubbed 'StrongerBC...
Feb 17, 2022
Tourism PG ready for rubber-tire traffic
This is Highway 97 North. Every year, it is the route US traveller take to get to Alaska every spring and back again in the fall. But this highway has been much quieter in the past couple of years, wi...
Feb 17, 2022
Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that s...
Feb 17, 2022
B.C. nation to search for children who didn't come home from Alert Bay school
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation located off the coast of northeastern Vancouver Island says it has started an investigation on the grounds of a former residential school, looking for...
Feb 17, 2022
IIHF reschedules world junior event to August 2022
BEIJING - President Luc Tardif of the International Ice Hockey Federation says the 2022 world junior men's tournament will be played this summer in Canada. The tournament began in December in Edmonton...
Feb 17, 2022