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Class Action lawsuit filed by man injured in fatal Prince George motel fire
PRINCE GEORGE - A class action lawsuit has been filed in BC Supreme Court by a man injured in the Econo Lodge motel fire earlier this summer in Prince George.The defendants in the lawsuit are listed a...
Sep 01, 2020

BC RCMP and ICBC asking drivers to leave the phone alone as enforcement ramps up across BC
NORTH VANCOUVER-Throughout the month of September RCMP across B.C. will be ramping up enforcement when it comes to distracted driving.According to ICBC distracted driving claims 76 lives each year. Si...
Sep 01, 2020

IIHF decision looming on world junior men's hockey championship in Canada
EDMONTON - A decision has yet to be made on whether the 2021 world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will be played with or without fans. The International Ice Hockey F...
Sep 01, 2020

Florida announces ban on nursing home visits will be lifted
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state's ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears o...
Sep 01, 2020

Traffic stop turned drug trafficking investigation turns up drugs, cash and assault-style rifle
PRINCE GEORGE-Drugs, a large amount of cash and an assault style rifle were seized yesterday (Aug.31) as part of a drug trafficking investigation.Prince George RCMP say that at around 8:30 p.m. frontl...
Sep 01, 2020

Statistics Canada preps new online inflation tool to better detail price impacts
OTTAWA - The national statistics agency is readying a new online tool designed to help Canadians track the impact of price changes on their spending during the pandemic. Statistics Canada already has ...
Sep 01, 2020

Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume this week
MONTREAL - Ten thousand Quebec unionized home daycare workers began the first of a series of rotating strikes Tuesday, after negotiations with the province failed to produce a deal. The group rep...
Sep 01, 2020

RCMP responding to review sparked by director facing national-security charges
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is working to address the findings of an independent review of how the force handled employee complaints about bullying by a senior director who now awaits trial on national-...
Sep 01, 2020

Pacific Coastal Airlines reintroduces flights to and from Victoria
PRINCE GEORGE-Flights from Prince George to Victoria, and vice-versa, will resume this fall aboard Pacific Coastal Airlines.Starting Sunday, Oct.4, flights from Northern B.C.'s capital to the province...
Sep 01, 2020

Penguins star Sidney Crosby undergoes wrist surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby underwent arthroscopic wrist surgery on Monday but should be ready to go well before the start of training camp. The team announced the procedure on Tuesday. It ...
Sep 01, 2020