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Wet'suwet'en agree to deal with government over rights and title
SMITHERS, B.C. - Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their ti...
Apr 30, 2020
Former NHL player Georges Laraque tests positive for COVID-19 virus
Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown. The vet...
Apr 30, 2020
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs announce support for MOU
SMITHERS - A joint statement released today indicates that Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs have given their support to sign the memorandum of understanding (MOU) reached with the federal and B.C. provi...
Apr 30, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
B.C. defers stumpage fees for 3 months to aid forest industry during pandemic
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is deferring a timber harvesting fee charged to forest companies in an effort to help the struggling industry survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Forests M...
Apr 30, 2020
Wolfpack miss out on British government emergency loan to prop up rugby league
The British government is providing 16 million pounds ($28.1 million) to "safeguard the immediate future" of rugby league, which has been grounded by the global pandemic. But funds from the emergency ...
Apr 30, 2020
Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline
BERKELEY, Calif. - Apple's profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hu...
Apr 30, 2020
Golf and camping: Alberta's emergence from COVID shutdown includes the outdoors
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. The gradual approach begins Friday with access to...
Apr 30, 2020
Local business frustrated with continued lack of communication from City
PRINCE GEORGE - The City is set to begin construction on a new Downtown Renewable Energy System Friday. But there is frustration from Birch & Boar co-owner, Brian Quarmby. It surrounds a lack of c...
Apr 30, 2020
Women in sport have mixed feelings about men's leagues asking for bailout money
Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League. A men's professional league ...
Apr 30, 2020
UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 2 deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA-No new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region were announced today.The number of cases in the north remains at 46. Provincially, 25 new cases were announced.Cases by Health Region:Va...
Apr 30, 2020