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Barker feels COVID-19 pandemic robbed XFL of time to establish a following
TORONTO - Jim Barker remains a member of a rare pro football fraternity. In 2001, Barker was the offensive co-ordinator with the Los Angeles Xtreme team that captured the first - and on...
Apr 15, 2020

'Above normal temperatures' predicted for end of week, beginning of next
PRINCE GEORGE-According to Environment Canada we will reach above normal temperatures towards the end of the week and trickling into early next week.Environment Canada Meteorologist, Bobby Sekhon, tol...
Apr 15, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Veronica Beltran, Online Journalist, CKPG News

Former Manitoba principal sentenced to life for vigilante killings of drug dealers
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba principal has been sentenced to life in prison for the vigilante killings of two drug dealers. Claude Francis Guimond pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder in th...
Apr 15, 2020

More support for commercial truck drivers during COVID-19 crisis
VICTORIA-The B.C. Government announced new measures they are taking to improve travel for commercial truck drivers across the province during the COVID-19 crisis.A release from the Ministry of Transpo...
Apr 15, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia via Flickr

Military seeks to re-enrol commercial pilots laid off due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is getting creative about finding new pilots. Commercial airlines across Canada have been temporarily laying off pilots in recent weeks as the industry struggles ...
Apr 15, 2020

YMCA Launches free online gym class for educators
PRINCE GEORGE-The YMCA of Northern BC has launched an online platform to allow educators to deliver physical education to their students, virtually.YMCA Gym Class takes content based on YMCA Canada's ...
Apr 15, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Geotrac | Dreamstime.com

Expanding eligibility for CERB: those making $1,000 or less a month are eligible, says PM
OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the expanding of the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to include more Canadians being hit financially due to COVID-19.Canadians making up to $1...
Apr 15, 2020

Bibeau says Canada has enough food but COVID-19 will still cause challenges
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians could see higher prices and less variety of food on store shelves this year. Bibeau says she's confident the country has enough food bu...
Apr 15, 2020

Canadian Elite Basketball League postponing start date until at least June
COVID-19 has forced another Canadian sports league to push back its start date. The Canadian Elite Basketball League had been scheduled to tip off its second season on May 7 with the expansion Ottawa ...
Apr 15, 2020

MPs should return to House of Commons to scrutinize COVID-19 measures: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has repeated his call to see MPs return to the House of Commons to question and scrutinize the Liberal government's COVID-19 measures. ...
Apr 15, 2020