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Transit changes coming
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Transit is making some changes to its routes in Prince George with back-to-school, effective September 6th."Prior to COVID-19, post-secondary students made up 50% of our ridership i...
Aug 27, 2021

867 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 61 up north
VICTORIA - The provincial government announced 867 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today, including 61 in the Northern Health region.Here's the regional breakdown of new/active cases:* 228 new cases in ...
Aug 27, 2021

B.C. Premier Horgan calls for new approach to fighting wildfires
LOGAN LAKE - B.C.'s Premier is suggesting the time has come to change the way British Columbia approaches wildfires. John Horgan told media in Logan Lake on Friday (Aug. 27) that three of the worst wi...
Aug 27, 2021

Festival of Trees - A Home Grown Christmas
PRINCE GEORGE - The Festival of Trees is back in person!Last year, the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation moved the fundraiser online because of COVID. But this year, the event will be an in-pe...
Aug 27, 2021

Drug charges approved following investigation in the Millar Addition
PRINCE GEORGE - Charges have been approved following an RCMP drug trafficking investigation in the Millar Addition.Prince George RCMP say 23-year-old Damiond Rain Craig Sutherland has been charged wit...
Aug 27, 2021

Illegal drug lab found during fire evacuation
You never know what you may see during an emergency situation.While helping out during tactical evacuations for the Mount Law wildfire in West Kellowna on Aug. 21, a BC Conservation officer noticed so...
Aug 27, 2021

Out on the hustings, Trudeau confronted by father of victim from flight PS752
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Merzhad Zarei moved swiftly through a crowd of people waiting to meet Justin Trudeau at an outdoor food-truck festival north of Toronto, hoping to get the Liberal leader's attent...
Aug 27, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba brings back COVID orders, gives more freedom to vaccinated
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is bringing back some of its COVID-19 public health orders and will allow only people who are fully vaccinated to go to restaurants, bars, bingo halls and sporting events. Health M...
Aug 27, 2021

Coroner releases report into 2020 death of six snowmobilers in Lac-St-Jean, Que.
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has found that a lack of signage and an ill-fated decision to take an unfamiliar shortcut contributed to the deaths of five French snowmobilers and their guide in the Lac-S...
Aug 27, 2021

B.C. provides $12.9 million in grants for fairs, festivals affected by COVID-19
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending $12.9 million to make grants available to festivals, fairs and community events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie Mark, the minister of...
Aug 27, 2021