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Milk and paper beverage containers become part of the deposit system
PRINCE GEORGE - Tomorrow, milk and plant-based beverage containers will be part of the BC deposit program. A 10 cent deposit will be added to ready-to-drink milk and plant-based beverages, like oat mi...
Jan 31, 2022
BC sees 4,075 new COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths
NORTHERN BC- Northern Health reported an additional 447 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend. This has raised the region's active case count to 1,298.BC's active case count has reached 27,454 after rep...
Jan 31, 2022
Dr. Geoff Payne working through the process
PRINCE GEORGE - Back in October 2020, the Board of Governors for UNBC voted unanimously to extend the interim president status for Dr. Geoff Payne to August of this year. But recently, the Board chang...
Jan 31, 2022
Second degree murder charge laid following shooting in Terrace
TERRACE- One man is in custody after a shooting in Terrace yesterday (Sunday).At approximately 12:30 pm, Terrace RCMP received a report of a shooting in progress. Attending officers located Dillion Lo...
Jan 31, 2022
Terry Fox 'above politics' so leave him out of protests: mayor of hero's hometown
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia mayor says the defacing of a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill has ignited disbelief among residents in the national hero's hometown, and he's calling ...
Jan 31, 2022
Russia responds to US proposal to deescalate Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Russian government has sent a written response to a U.S. proposal aimed at deescalating the Ukraine crisis, according to three Biden administration officials. The officials a...
Jan 31, 2022
Team Canada's Einarson remains undefeated at Scotties with 10-5 win over Alberta
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Curling and kickboxing seem like two sports at the opposite end of the spectrum, but Mackenzie Zacharias, skip of the Manitoba rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder ...
Jan 31, 2022
Freeland says budget needs to focus on economic growth, be mindful of high inflation
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says making homes more affordable to buy and boosting the country's economic potential will be key considerations in this year's federal budget. Freeland la...
Jan 31, 2022
B.C.'s legislature deputy clerk told to trust advice on retirement payment: trial
VANCOUVER - The former deputy clerk of the British Columbia legislative assembly told a trial that before she returned a retirement allowance she had received assurances from government officials that...
Jan 31, 2022
Toronto Argonauts re-sign starting quarterback Bethel-Thompson
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts re-signed American starting quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson on Monday. Bethel-Thompson, 33, was slated to become a free agent next week. "There are hundreds of reaso...
Jan 31, 2022