Prince George

RSV
TYH - Pharmacist explains local RSV vaccine availability
To Your Health - If you're looking for a publicly funded RSV vaccine in Prince George, you might run into eligibility rules and limited supply, a local pharmacist says.Brianna Pallot, a pharmacist at 3rd Ave Pharmacy, says RSV-short for respiratory syncytial virus-spreads during the same months as flu season."It's...
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City Hall
Retirements put succession planning in spotlight at Prince George City Hall
PRINCE GEORGE - Two familiar faces at Prince George City Hall are preparing to leave, putting a spotlight on succession planning and the challenge of replacing senior municipal leaders.Director of Finance Kris Dalio and Director of Facilities Andy Beesley are retiring, taking with them years of institutional knowledge ...
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Cell Dead Zones
Northern mayors renew cell coverage call
PRINCE GEORGE - A bus crash south of Mackenzie has raised new concerns about how cell-coverage gaps affect emergency communications in northern B.C.The mayors of Prince George and Mackenzie want consistent cell coverage and better communication across the region. They released a joint statement after the shuttle bus cr...
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Quesnel robbery
Employee assaulted during theft
QUESNEL, B.C. - Police have charged a 37-year-old man after an employee was assaulted during a reported theft at a Quesnel liquor store. Quesnel RCMP say officers responded to the West Side Liquor Store around 1 p.m. on Friday, November 6, after getting a report about two men fighting. Police say an employee tried to s...
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Northern BC

Windstorm Update
Rural areas near Prince George expected to be without power for a few more days: BC Hydro
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro says its crews continue to make progress restoring power to thousands of customers impacted by Friday's (Nov. 6) windstorm. However, thousands of residents remain without power in Northern B.C. and the Central Interior. With some customers in rural areas north and east of Prince George expected...
Nov 9, 2026
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B.C. Storm
BC Hydro working to restore power to Prince George storm-impacted customers
PRINCE GEORGE -About 135,000 BC Hydro customers were left in the dark overnight across B.C. as fierce storms continue to batter the province, with the Prince George area being among the hardest hit areas. According to BC Hydro, the peak of the widespread outages came at 1 a.m. on Sunday, amid a second bout of the damag...
Nov 8, 2026
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B.C. Storm
Prince George among most heavily impacted as BC Hydro expects storms to cause more power outages
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro said the Prince George area was among the most heavily impacted parts of the province as a wind storm blowing across B.C. left about 80,000 BC Hydro customers without power across the province at its peak on Friday (Nov. 6), with officials expecting more to come. The power company said the stor...
Nov 7, 2026
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NeighbourLink receives $40,000
CO-OP supports NeighbourLink
VANDERHOOF - NeighbourLink Vanderhoof was given a $40,000 donation from Four Rivers Co-op at a cheque presentation held in Vanderhoof today.The donation is part of the co-op's new Community Match Program, started this year. Four Rivers Co-op members voted on which eligible group would receive the money.Representatives ...
Nov 5, 2026
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Municipal Election 2026

Municipal Elections
New Prince George council faces steep learning curve as majority of chamber changes
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George city council will look dramatically different when its new members take their seats, with the majority of the council chamber changing following the October 17 election.After four years with the same council structure of eight councillors and the mayor, only four familiar faces will return...
Oct 21, 2026
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Civic Elections
Five new faces prepare to tackle big decisions at Prince George City Hall
PRINCE GEORGE - The campaign signs scattered throughout Prince George spoke to the interest in the civic election, and that interest carried through to the polls.When the new council takes its place around the horseshoe next month, five new faces will be among those making decisions at City Hall. Two councillors-elect ...
Oct 20, 2026
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RDFFG
New and returning directors elected to Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George will have a combination of new and familiar faces around the board table following the latest election results.One of the most competitive races was in Electoral Area D, where Ken Schinkel emerged victorious from a crowded field of six candidates.Schinkel defe...
Oct 19, 2026
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Municipal Election
Frizzell takes mayor's chair as Prince George voters reshape city council
PRINCE GEORGE - There was a changing of the guard in Prince George Saturday night, and it extended well beyond the mayor's chair.Outgoing Mayor Simon Yu congratulated mayor-elect Garth Frizzell following a close race that will usher in not only a new mayor but a substantially different city council.Only three of the ei...
Oct 19, 2026
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Cariboo Region

Quesnel robbery
Employee assaulted during theft
QUESNEL, B.C. - Police have charged a 37-year-old man after an employee was assaulted during a reported theft at a Quesnel liquor store. Quesnel RCMP say officers responded to the West Side Liquor Store around 1 p.m. on Friday, November 6, after getting a report about two men fighting. Police say an employee tried to s...
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Windstorm Update
Rural areas near Prince George expected to be without power for a few more days: BC Hydro
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro says its crews continue to make progress restoring power to thousands of customers impacted by Friday's (Nov. 6) windstorm. However, thousands of residents remain without power in Northern B.C. and the Central Interior. With some customers in rural areas north and east of Prince George expected...
Nov 9, 2026
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B.C. Storm
BC Hydro working to restore power to Prince George storm-impacted customers
PRINCE GEORGE -About 135,000 BC Hydro customers were left in the dark overnight across B.C. as fierce storms continue to batter the province, with the Prince George area being among the hardest hit areas. According to BC Hydro, the peak of the widespread outages came at 1 a.m. on Sunday, amid a second bout of the damag...
Nov 8, 2026
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B.C. Storm
Prince George among most heavily impacted as BC Hydro expects storms to cause more power outages
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro said the Prince George area was among the most heavily impacted parts of the province as a wind storm blowing across B.C. left about 80,000 BC Hydro customers without power across the province at its peak on Friday (Nov. 6), with officials expecting more to come. The power company said the stor...
Nov 7, 2026
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Canada

In the news today: B.C. storm, a solemn Remembrance Day, meet 2026's Grey Cup horse
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. deluge could bring 250 mm of rain as forecasters predict flooding, landslides A deluge hitting Vancouver Island and other parts of southwest British Columbia ...
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'Things will never be the same': Wainwright prepares for Remembrance Day after fire
EDMONTON - The Alberta town of Wainwright is gearing up for what could be the most solemn Remembrance Day in its recent history, says Mayor Bruce Pugh. A fire on Oct. 17 at the nearby Canadian Forces Base Wainwright killed four soldiers and injured 39....
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Dabrusin defends Canada's climate record in advance of UN climate conference
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin pointed to Canada's work on methane emissions and electrification Monday in defence of her government's climate policy before this week's annual United Nations climate conference. Dabrusin will attend the fi...
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Collaboration helps cybercrime fighters 'paint full picture,' event participants say
OTTAWA - A large video screen displays a running tally of statistics as dozens of people hunch over laptops, a freshly formed hivemind in the fight against cybercrime. Operation Maple Disruption 2.0 is underway. The event, which ran Nov. 2 to 6 in Otta...
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'I can feel their heart': Silver Cross mother offers condolences over Wainwright
OTTAWA - Virginia Hicks did not know when the Royal Canadian Legion chose her as Canada's Silver Cross mother in June that a deadly training accident would soon cast a shadow over this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Hicks lost one of her own daught...
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Ottawa says 4,306 Canadian veterans of Second World War, Korea still alive today
OTTAWA - The number of living Canadian veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War has fallen sharply since Remembrance Day last year. Veterans Affairs Canada says the estimated population of living Canadian veterans from those two wars has dro...
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