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UPDATE: 2 more cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 3 deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA-Two new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region were announced today.Provincially there are 27 new cases of the virus, along with three deaths, two in the Vancouver Coastal Health Reg...
Apr 14, 2020

Charities urge public to hold onto donations
PRINCE GEORGE - Donation bins are overflowing and thrift stores are overwhelmed with the number of donation drop-offs despite being closed.For the Salvation Army thrift stores and donation centres acr...
Apr 14, 2020

Many factors behind COVID-19 outbreaks hitting Quebec's long-term care homes
MONTREAL - As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across Canada, no places have been harder hit than Quebec's long-term care homes, where single facilities have seen dozens of residents die. Half th...
Apr 14, 2020

City opens washrooms for marginalized members of community during COVID-19 crisis
PRINCE GEORGE- The COVID-19 pandemic has had many businesses in our downtown close their doors, leaving marginalized individuals who call downtown home with less options for washrooms, leaving them vu...
Apr 14, 2020 Photo Courtesy: City of Prince George

N.S. COVID model says health care can cope with first peak if 'good compliance'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's government is predicting the number of COVID-19 cases could still be comfortably managed by the province's hospital system by the end of June if t...
Apr 14, 2020

Thomas Braidwood, B.C. judge who led Dziekanski inquiry dies, dies at 89
VANCOUVER - A former judge who led an inquiry into the RCMP's use of a Taser on a man from Poland after he arrived at Vancouver's airport in 2007 has died. Thomas Braidwood, who was a justice on ...
Apr 14, 2020

Thomas Braidwood, B.C. judge who led Dziekanski inquiry dies, dies at 89
VANCOUVER - A former judge who led an inquiry into the RCMP's use of a Taser on a man from Poland after he arrived at Vancouver's airport in 2007 has died. Thomas Braidwood, who was a justice on ...
Apr 14, 2020

Underground economy thrives in crisis
PRINCE GEORGE - Trend Setters Hair Salon and Day Spa is dark today. It has been since March 18, when an order came from the Provincial Health Office, closing hair salons amongst other things. That's a...
Apr 14, 2020

Health Canada warns against "fraudulent and unauthorized" N95 masks
OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning Canadians about the risks of using fraudulent and unauthorized N95 masks that may not offer protection against COVID-19. The organization said it has r...
Apr 14, 2020

Marner reflects on season, using his charity to help raise money during pandemic
TORONTO - Mitch Marner is usually bouncing off the walls. Whether it's between practice drills, during warmups before a game or in the locker room, the Toronto Maple Leafs' star winger&...
Apr 14, 2020