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Interviews underway for TEAAM 2 Air Medical Base in PG
PRINCE GEORGE - They're still hopeful the funding will come, but they're hoping to build up their TEAAM 2 roster in the meantime."We have a really deep pool of applicants. It's been fantastic," said M...
Sep 28, 2020
SD 57 taking next step in concussion awareness for student athletes
As technology has developed over the years, so has the recognition and information surrounding concussions and they are more common than you think.For School District 57, for more than a year they hav...
Sep 28, 2020
Parents shouldn't needlessly worry about COVID-19 exposure at school: Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says rumours and misinformation should be replaced with facts when it comes to potential exposure to COVID-19 among students. Dr. Bonnie Henry i...
Sep 28, 2020
US official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order
ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge's ruling last week allowing the head count of every U.S. resident to continue throu...
Sep 28, 2020
Witset community marks one week in COVID-19 lockdown
WITSET FIRST NATION-A release posted on Facebook by the Witset First Nation, north of Smithers, says this past weekend marked a week into their lockdown to try and slow the spread of COVID-19 in their...
Sep 28, 2020
Doc Rivers out as Clippers' coach, after seven seasons
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Doc Rivers would easily be considered the best coach in Los Angeles Clippers history. Most wins. Most playoff appearances. Top winning percentage. And now he's out. Rivers ann...
Sep 28, 2020
14 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 267 in B.C.
VICTORIA-14 new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region were announced this afternoon, since Friday's last update.Provincially, there are 267 new cases (since Friday), 10 of which are epi-link...
Sep 28, 2020
Federal Green Party candidate running in provincial election
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Green Party has announced that Mackenzie Kerr will be running for the Prince George-Valemount riding.Kerr, a 23-year-old university student, was named along with several other c...
Sep 28, 2020
No safe mask option for bearded members, RCMP says, but force is exploring solutions
OTTAWA - The RCMP says there is no safe and proven face covering for officers with beards, but it is working to find one for Sikh members temporarily sidelined from front-line policing. Prime Minister...
Sep 28, 2020
Replacement City Manager not until the new year
PRINCE GEORGE - It will not likely be until the new year that a replacement for City Manager Kathleen Soltis is found. That is the word from Mayor Lyn Hall, who says there's still some work to be done...
Sep 28, 2020