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'Hartobahn' prompts safety concern from RCMP
PRINCE GEORGE - A stretch of Highway 97 through the Hart has earned a new nickname from the community who now refer to the portion of road as the 'Hartobahn.'"We're here to reinforce the message that ...
Dec 14, 2021

Kmec exceeding expectations since Day 1 with Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE - When the Prince George Cougars selected defenceman Viliam Kmec 104th overall in the 2021 CHL Import Draft, they really didn't know what to expect from the 17-year-old Slovakian blue-li...
Dec 14, 2021

Local family deals with cancer diagnoses while community rallies behind them
PRINCE GEORGE - A local family was handed some devastating news in early November of this year. Their husband and father Brian Caron was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Leukemia is cancer of th...
Dec 14, 2021

US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available ...
Dec 14, 2021

Omicron rapid spread prompts Liberals to limit number of MPs in Commons
OTTAWA - The federal government is vastly reducing the number of Liberal MPs present in the House of Commons due to the lightning spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In addition, government Hou...
Dec 14, 2021

Freeland asks provinces to use more rapid tests, says millions more tests are coming
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pleaded with provinces to use the COVID-19 rapid tests they've already been sent as she promised Ottawa will spend another $1.7 billion to buy millions more...
Dec 14, 2021

United Way collects over 1,200 children's books for those in need
PRINCE GEORGE- The United Way of Northern BC's children's book drive last week was a success. Over 1,200 books were collected on Friday, which will go towards families in need or local agencies that o...
Dec 14, 2021

Pain lingers for Hamilton Tiger-Cats after overtime loss to Winnipeg in Grey Cup
Quality rest has been hard to come by for Tiger-Cats head coach Orlondo Steinauer over the last two nights, with thoughts of his team's painful Grey Cup overtime loss still swirling in his head. "Not ...
Dec 14, 2021

Omicron causes uncertainty among BC health officials
NORTHERN BC- Provincial Health Officer, Dr.Bonnie Henry says there are 44 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern in BC, 7 of the cases are among unvaccinated people. Two of the unvaccinated ...
Dec 14, 2021

Marineland Canada says site for planned whale refuge in Nova Scotia is too polluted
HALIFAX - A plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coastal refuge for whales formerly kept in marine parks has come under fire from Marineland Canada. The marine park in Niagara Falls, Ont...
Dec 14, 2021