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Canadian men win speedskating gold in team pursuit at Four Continents
CALGARY - The Canadian men's long-track speedskating team won gold in the team pursuit Friday on the final day of the Four Continents speedskating championship. Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen, Toronto's Ha...
Dec 17, 2021

Timberwolves now offering Indigenous logo merchandise through UNBC Bookstore
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves Indigenous logo design by Gitxsan artist Trevor Angus has now found its way onto hoodies, sweaters, and t shirts.THEY'RE HERE! Hoodies, crewnecks, and longsl...
Dec 17, 2021

Quesnel Kangaroos host Dawson Creek Canucks for two-game exhibition series
QUESNEL - The West Fraser Centre was the site for some championship calibre hockey this week as the Senior Men's AA Quesnel Kangaroos played host to the defending Dawson Creek Canucks. Dawson Creek pl...
Dec 17, 2021

Housing for displaced flood victims high priority as military wraps B.C. assistance
VANCOUVER, Wash. - The mayor of a British Columbia community devastated by last month's floods says finding winter housing for displaced residents is his top priority with recovery efforts underway. P...
Dec 17, 2021

Northern Omicron case count remains at one
NORTHERN BC- The province reported 302 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern, only one has been identified in Northern Health. Vancouver Coastal Health and Island Health continue to be hit ...
Dec 17, 2021

Westcana Electric receives accolades
PRINCE GEORGE - Westcana Electric has received accolades. Again.It has been awarded the Contractor of the Year award for all of BC, as well as the Workplace Culture Champion Award from the BC Construc...
Dec 17, 2021

Great Nanaimo Toy Drive another rousing success with 500+ families helped
NANAIMO - The good people at the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive are celebrating a monumental year.They spent all this week collecting toys and building their "Santa Sacks", with the final bag of goodies bein...
Dec 17, 2021

Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint
A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint. Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization t...
Dec 17, 2021

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada and the restrictions being brought in to try to stem the spread of the Omicron variant: - Canada is bringing back a requirement for everyone entering the c...
Dec 17, 2021

Raptors' coach Nurse doesn't see the NBA shutting down, despite rising COVID cases
TORONTO - COVID-19 outbreaks, cancelled games, and reduced crowd capacity has dominated news around the Toronto Raptors this week. It's conjured memories of March 11, 2020, when the NBA promptly close...
Dec 17, 2021