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Techies and travellers win in Alberta budget; vapers lose with new tax
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its 2020-21 budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy: WINNERS Techies: The province is investing $20...
Feb 27, 2020

B.C. can't be punished by feds if private-care proponent wins case: lawyer
VANCOUVER - Government lawyers have made irrelevant arguments in British Columbia Supreme Court by saying the province would lose millions of dollars a year in federal funding if a lawsuit seeking an ...
Feb 27, 2020

Canada prepared to monitor for community spread of COVID-19: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's top public-health official Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada has begun to look at tracking local spread of the novel coronavirus, just as the United States confirmed a case ...
Feb 27, 2020

Quebec reports first presumptive case of coronavirus, woman from Montreal area
MONTREAL - Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's first presumptive case of the new coronavirus. Health Minister Danielle McCann announced Thursday night that the patient, a woman...
Feb 27, 2020

Timberwolves reflect on rollercoaster season
It was an up and down season for the UNBC Timberwolves women's basketball team.After starting the season 3-9, the club rattled off 8 straight wins in the regular season and then won a round in the pla...
Feb 27, 2020 (photo credit to UNBC Athletics)

Condors fall in Provincial Quarter-Finals
It was a tough day on the court for the Duchess Park Condors at 3A Provincials in Langley as they dropped a 76-49 decision to the #1 ranked Abbotsford Sr.They will now play tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. Meanw...
Feb 27, 2020

Slippery streets "a challenge"
PRINCE GEORGE - This year has been particularly challenging in terms of dealing with ice and snow, with the protracted freeze-thaw cycle. "This week, it's sidewalks and now roads where ice has built u...
Feb 27, 2020

Downtown Advocates want zero tolerance
PRINCE GEORGE - Zero tolerance. That is what the Prince George Business Owners Advocacy Group is demanding after City Council voted to fund additional police presence in the downtown. "It's long-time ...
Feb 27, 2020

SD57 to hold public engagement on KRSS name change
PRINCE GEORGE - The School District 57 board approved a motion this week to start the renaming process of Kelly Road Secondary School to Shas Ti Secondary School. Now, it appears the public will be ab...
Feb 27, 2020

Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief supports economic development in the north
PRINCE GEORGE - A local First Nations leader is concerned that Indigenous people are being stigmatized as rail blockades continue across the country. Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief Mina Holmes says that'...
Feb 27, 2020