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B.C. deficit expected to hit $13.6 billion as pandemic costs mount

B.C. deficit expected to hit $13.6 billion as pandemic costs mount

Continuing COVID-19 response measures will add another $851 million in debt
On Our Radar: Prince George cross-country skiers put to the test on Grand Tour of Caledonia

On Our Radar: Prince George cross-country skiers put to the test on Grand Tour of Caledonia

A dozen courses over 12 weeks while following COVID-19 protocols
Prince George ICU nurse shares what it's like at local hospital

Prince George ICU nurse shares what it's like at local hospital

Renee Bush, a critical care nurse at the University Hospital of Northern BC, wanted to share a little bit of what it's like to go to work every day in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic as numbers of positive cases increase on a dai
Prince George’s Gingerbread Toys helps mining company send gifts to 500 northern B.C. families

Prince George’s Gingerbread Toys helps mining company send gifts to 500 northern B.C. families

Final 83 boxes of toys and games have been shipped up north
B.C. survey of school kids finds marked separation between views on smoking, vaping

B.C. survey of school kids finds marked separation between views on smoking, vaping

Fewer kids in B.C. are smoking, but new data from the BC Adolescent Health Survey shows a disconnect between vaping and youth involvement in sports. A report released Tuesday (Dec. 15) by B.C.
No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM Trudeau hints

No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM Trudeau hints

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding.
Conservative leader Erin O'Toole walks back words on residential schools amid backlash

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole walks back words on residential schools amid backlash

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is walking back comments on the original mission of residential schools after social-media backlash and searing criticism from First Nations leaders, New Democrats and Liberals.
?Esdilagh First Nation Chief election tie broken by draw

?Esdilagh First Nation Chief election tie broken by draw

?Esdilagh First Nation (Alexandria) has a new chief following a random draw Dec. 15. Troy Allen Baptiste will serve a four-year term as chief of the small Tsilhqot’in community north of Williams Lake.
Rise and shine, Prince George!

Rise and shine, Prince George!

Be prepared! A good motto for the weather today
Yeqox Nilin Justice Society to boost victim services with new grant

Yeqox Nilin Justice Society to boost victim services with new grant

Nearly two decades after funding was cut to all BC Sexual Assault Centres, the Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) hopes a new funding grant program it is administering will start to fill the gaps. Executive director Tracy Porteous said the B.