Province working to address Grand Forks emergency room closure

B.C Health Minister Adrian Dix said during a press conference Thursday the Ministry and Grand Forks city staff are working to address the recent emergency room closure and recruit and retain more health care professionals as the province looks toward the coming flu and COVID season, as well as permanent solutions. Photo: Gazette files
Health Minister talks masks, vaccines, recruitment and retention
Riversong Guitars owner Mike Miltimore with a P2P River Pacific acoustic guitar, a Y2 electric Telecaster-style guitar and a Pacific ukulele. For this photo, Miltimore received a little help from his right-hand man, Greg the Engineer. (Dave Eagles Photo)

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Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Frankie Hickson (20) is tackled by B.C. Lions’ Siriman Harrison Bagayogo (21) during first half of CFL football action in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

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Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms

Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms
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NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, right, with Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach view the pole during the celebration. (Seth Forward/Northern View)

Northwest B.C. First Nation celebrates return of ancestral totem pole to their territory
The provincial legislature will resume sitting on Oct. 3 with four official parties. (Black Press Media file photo)

NDP will answer questions from 3 corners when B.C. legislature resumes
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Hay shortage forcing ranchers to offload cattle in northwest B.C.
A rendering of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project, located to the northwest of the existing container and coal terminals in Delta. (Port of Vancouver image)

B.C. approves major expansion to Delta port container terminal
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A pedestrian makes his way along an icy sidewalk Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Okanagan school district needs kitty litter for ice, not kids

On-call Coquitlam teacher Amira Mounir Abraham has been reprimanded by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation after showing a nine-minute animated film to students in grades 2 and 3 that depicted sexual intercourse and suicide (Pixabay photo)

On-call B.C. teacher shows inappropriate short film to elementary students

The Lululemon logo is seen on a wall at the company’s headquarters in Vancouver on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it has struck a five-year partnership with Peloton Interactive Inc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence. (AP PHOTO/GODOFREDO A. VÀSQUEZ)

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A coyote walks through Coronation Park in Toronto on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are “actively investigating” after six coyote attacks within a week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler

Coyotes attacking the homeless in Prince George

Authorities issue warning after 6 attacks in a week, most against city’s unhoused

The cottonwood trees that were poisoned at Goodman dog beach and park in Osoyoos have been cut down. (John Rawkins Facebook)

Who poisoned 7 trees at an Osoyoos park remains a mystery

Mature cottonwoods at Goodman Park were cut down recently after being poisoned

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Spencer Martin mans the crease prior to the puck drop of game three of the Abbotsford Canucks playoff series against the Calgary Wranglers earlier this year. Martin was picked up on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday (Sept. 29). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Spencer Martin a former Canuck, claimed by Columbus Blue Jackets

Martin was waived by the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday

Silvertips’ Teague Patton (29) fights for the puck during a game between the Everett Silvertips and Victoria Royals at the Angel of the Winds Arena on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Silvertips won 5-3. (Annie Barker/Sound Publishing)

Victoria Royals forward suspended 25 games for hockey hit from behind

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The Doukhobor Discovery Centre’s Borshch Cook-off will take place Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo: Submitted

Castlegar’s Doukhobor Discovery Centre hosting Borshch Cook-off

This year’s event will take place Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023

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Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Bruce Springsteen postpones remainder of tour due to peptic ulcer disease

Remaining shows will run in 2024 instead

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            The Attainable Housing Development Society works with local communities an organizations to fill the housing gap in British Columbia. This summer, they’re hosting their New Home Raffle – giving you the chance to win an amazing home overlooking beautiful Shuswap Lake. Photos courtesy AHDS

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