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COVID-19 death toll tops 2,000 across British Columbia
KAMLOOPS - A grim milestone today in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people who have died from the virus has grown to 2001 with five deaths in the last 24 hours.O...
Oct 08, 2021

B.C. surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 related deaths
VICTORIA - B.C. has reached a grim milestone when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.Five more people have died, bringing the death toll since the pandemic began to 2,001.The new deaths include:* Frase...
Oct 08, 2021

Airport Authority pleased with new federal rules
PRINCE GEORGE - According to new regulations released by the federal government earlier this week, all travellers departing from Canadian airports will be required to be fully vaccinated, beginning Oc...
Oct 08, 2021

Make a Will Week has important lessons
PRINCE GEORGE - The sheer volume of law around making a will can be daunting. For most people, putting together a will is something of an after-though but it is one of the most important documents you...
Oct 08, 2021

Riders QB Fajardo says he's on the same page as his receiving corps
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo believes it's possible for something good to come out of something bad. Following last week's 23-17 loss to the Stampeders in Calgary, Fajard...
Oct 08, 2021

Sports psychologists: Price will help end the stigma around mental health in sports
No pain, no gain. "What a terrible phrase that we've used for many years to describe our athletes," Gordon Bloom says of the saying that's been thrown around the sports world since the 1980s -- and su...
Oct 08, 2021

Texas moves to reinstate nation's toughest abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas on Friday asked a federal appeals court to swiftly reinstate the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., as some abortion clinics in the state resumed normal services for...
Oct 08, 2021

Little Prince rolls on Thanksgiving long weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - If you want something to do this long weekend before the snow flies, we have a princely idea.The Little Prince was primed up last year and, depending on certain factors, it was nearly ...
Oct 08, 2021

Vaccinations to become mandatory for all ICBC employees
NORTH VANCOUVER - Add ICBC to the growing list of workplaces requiring all of its employees be vaccinated.The public auto insurer is requiring all its employees, including contractors, be fully vaccin...
Oct 08, 2021

Woman jailed for defrauding $31K from Parksville employer
NANAIMO - A judge sternly rejected a repeat fraudster's bid to avoid jail several years following a brazen and costly workplace scam.Jill Margaret Braun, 57, was sentenced to 22 months in jail and two...
Oct 08, 2021