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Facility-wide COVID-19 measures in effect at UHNBC
PRINCE GEORGE - UHNBC is implementing full COVID-19 safety measures in light of two declared outbreaks at two inpatient units.Enhanced outbreak control measures are already in place on the Primary Car...
Oct 07, 2021

CPNewsAlert: Quebec police cancel Amber Alert after 2 kids, aged 3 and 1, found safe
SUTTON, Que. - Quebec provincial police are cancelling the Amber Alert they issued earlier today. They say the two young children who had allegedly been abducted have been found safe. Police said the ...
Oct 07, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Jubilee Lodge declared over
PRINCE GEORGE - The COVID-19 outbreak at Jubilee has been declared over. As a result, Northern Health says outbreak protocols are being lifted at the facility. In total, there were 20 resident and thr...
Oct 07, 2021

Modelling shows COVID-19 cases stabilizing in B.C., but children now most at risk
VANCOUVER - An independent group that analyzes the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia and Canada has released new modelling containing some good news but also raising concerns, especi...
Oct 07, 2021

Nadia Chaudhri, neuroscientist who shared her journey with cancer, dies at 43
MONTREAL - Nadia Chaudhri, the Montreal neuroscientist who gained a worldwide following while spending her dying months raising funds for scientists from under-represented backgrounds, has died at age...
Oct 07, 2021

NDP prepared to withhold votes in Parliament, including on the Liberal budget: Singh
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is today signalling a tougher approach to co-operation with the minority Liberal government in Parliament. The NDP leader says his caucus is prepared to "withhold votes" if Prim...
Oct 07, 2021

Alabama swamped, 4 killed in floods from slow-moving front
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) - The death toll from flash floods caused by torrential rains in Alabama has risen to four. Forecasters say as much as 13 inches of rain from a slow-moving front covered roads, trapp...
Oct 07, 2021

Do Conservatives think conscience rights cover referrals? O'Toole, MP appear split
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's latest position on conscience rights appears to be offside with at least one elected member from his party's socially conservative wing, as it prepares to s...
Oct 07, 2021

UNBC returns to top of Maclean's rankings
PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC has returned to the top of Maclean's magazine rankings. UNBC ranked first in the primarily undergraduate category out of 19 post-secondary institutions. It's the third time in the...
Oct 07, 2021

Habs star goaltender Carey Price enters NHL/NHLPA assistance program
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is seeking help, voluntarily entering the NHL/NHL Players' Association joint player assistance program. The NHLPA said in a release that the 34-year-old star ...
Oct 07, 2021