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Suspicious person near elementary school

Suspicious person near elementary school

RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect after receiving a report of stranger danger near a local elementary school this morning. Police were told that at about 8 a.m.
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Opinion: Are we sad? Yes, but Family Day is going to be great

Opinion: Are we sad? Yes, but Family Day is going to be great

Circle the date: Feb. 15, 2021. The Family Day holiday. Christmas delayed. With luck, or at least self-discipline, the outlook will be brighter then and we’ll be able to gather to do the things we traditionally do as families Dec.
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VIDEO: Prince George Public Library officially opens new Bob Harkins Branch entrance

VIDEO: Prince George Public Library officially opens new Bob Harkins Branch entrance

PGPL also has a newly-renovated circulation desk area
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Six active COVID-19 cases from northern B.C. LNG project all isolating in own homes

Six active COVID-19 cases from northern B.C. LNG project all isolating in own homes

Northern Health reports two more positive tests from Kitimat work site
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Site C dam in northern B.C. a white elephant without Alberta: study

Site C dam in northern B.C. a white elephant without Alberta: study

Completing Site C will only make economic sense if serious efforts are made to decarbonize the Western Canadian economy and if B.C. and Alberta agree to beef up interprovincial transmission; otherwise it should be cancelled.
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Health Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, the first to be given the green light for national use.
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Crafty move: Prince George Cougars brew new partnership to create team beer

Crafty move: Prince George Cougars brew new partnership to create team beer

CrossRoads to sell ‘Claws Out Blonde Ale’ for limited time
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My medical odyssey: Caught in the battle between private and public health care

My medical odyssey: Caught in the battle between private and public health care

Our hospitals are under enormous pressure from a tiny lethal virus, forcing our health-care system to navigate an unchartered pandemic by prioritizing care.
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Canada 'must build back better' for Indigenous People after COVID-19: Bellegarde

Canada 'must build back better' for Indigenous People after COVID-19: Bellegarde

OTTAWA — Canada must invest in closing the gap for Indigenous people as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing head of the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday.
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B.C. Conservative MP wants direct to consumer sales of beer, wine and distilled spirits

B.C. Conservative MP wants direct to consumer sales of beer, wine and distilled spirits

Dan Albas, Member of Parliament for Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola is once again pushing to have the gates on cross-country booze shipments opened.
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