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Frontline nurses united
PRINCE GEORGE - On Friday nurses across the country peacefully rallied to grab the attention of politicians.. including right here in Prince George.Standing in front of MLA Shirley Bonds office, nurse...
Sep 17, 2021
Schools put on 'hold and secure' due to vaccine/mask protestors
Schools in the Salmon Arm area were placed under "hold and secure" mode today as a result of some protestors opposed to vaccinations and masking.School District 83 superintendent Donna Kriger sent a n...
Sep 17, 2021
Ex-Algerian president Bouteflika, ousted amid protests, dies
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s and was ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019 after 20 years...
Sep 17, 2021
New Indigenous student housing building 'Nahoonai-a' opens at CNC
PRINCE GEORGE - A new 12-bed Indigenous student housing building called Nahoonai-a has officially opened at the College of New Caledonia.Named by Lheidli T'enneh First Nation Elder Josie Paul, the 12-...
Sep 17, 2021
B.C. willing to help Alberta in COVID-19 battle, but needs hospital space: Horgan
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says the province is willing to help Alberta when it comes to battling COVID-19, but the priority is on ensuring hospitals in British Columbia don't become overwhelmed....
Sep 17, 2021
Pickup catches fire on Kelly Street South
PRINCE GEORGE - If you were driving along Fifth Avenue and Kelly Street South just before 2 p.m. this afternoon, you couldn't miss it.A chevy pickup caught fire in front of a house. One fire truck and...
Sep 17, 2021
Tenacious Belgium immigrant pioneered Canada's mussel industry in the 1970s
CHARLOTTETOWN - When Joe Van Den Bremt first floated the idea of producing cultured mussels on P.E.I. in the 1970s, the local fishermen laughed at him. "They were all telling me, 'We use that stuff fo...
Sep 17, 2021
Montreal Alouettes face B.C. Lions minus head coach Khari Jones in COVID-19 isolation
MONTREAL - With head coach Khari Jones in COVID-19 isolation, the Montreal Alouettes' play-calling Saturday will be by committee led by Andre Bolduc. The Alouettes (2-2) are at home to the B.C. Lions ...
Sep 17, 2021
Veteran TFC fullback Justin Morrow looks to keep making a difference post-soccer
TORONTO - Justin Morrow cost Toronto FC some US$100,000 in allocation money when he came over in a December 2013 trade with the San Jose Earthquakes. Back then, it was a fair chunk of change - a sourc...
Sep 17, 2021
Conservative dropped as candidate over tweets says she is still the Tory choice
OTTAWA - A Conservative candidate dropped by the party over Islamophobic tweets she claims were faked says she is still running as the "confirmed" Tory candidate in the Toronto riding. The Tories dump...
Sep 17, 2021