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Prince George

Hydro charge
EV fast-charging hub in northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro has opened its first EV fast-charging hub in northern B.C., with space for 16 vehicles and high-powered chargers to support growing EV adoption. The hub, situated at the College of New Caledonia parking lot, features advanced 350-kilowatt and 180-kilowatt chargers capable of power-sharing to ac...
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Ginter's Meadow Park
City Council urged to safeguard popular off-leash park in official plan
PRINCE GEORGE - Ginter's Meadow stands out as one of the largest off-leash parks in the city, and a local advocacy group is urging the city council to safeguard this area for future generations. The main entrance to Ginter's Meadow Park is at the end of Massey Drive. The pathways are bustling with people and their pets...
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Earthquake
Alberta earthquake felt in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: Natural Resources Canada now says Thursday morning's earthquake had a magnitude of 4.7 and was seven kilometres deep.Earlier: A seismologist with Natural Resources Canada says Thursday morning's earthquake was likely "industry-caused."Taimi Mulder adds that earthquakes are relatively r...
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Indigenous
Tsay Keh Dene Nation secures $11 million federal grant
TSAY KEH DENE- Tsay Keh Dene Nation has been provided an 11 million dollar grant by the federal government to help improve the Nations community. The Grant Agreement was signed on March 15, 2024, with the Nation outlining key investments in housing, strengthening governance, and creating new economic opportunities. Tsa...
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Northern BC

Vanderhoof Homicide Update
Mounties looking for person of interest connected to suspicious death in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF B.C. - The death of a man in Vanderhoof in January is now being considered a homicide as Mounties ask for help identifying a person who might be able to help the investigation. The RCMP say officers were called to a well-being check at a house in the 100 block of 5th Street E. in Vanderhoof on Jan. 14. They ...
Feb 15, 2025
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Missing person
Missing Terrace woman may have connections to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Terrace are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman.RCMP say 74-year-old Lillian Guy was last heard from around January 29, 2025.Police are asking the public to call them if they spot Lillian, adding she may have connections to Prince George.Lillian is described as:5'4130 pound...
Feb 05, 2025
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Missing Man
Vanderhoof RCMP looking for missing 40-year-old man
VANDERHOOF B.C. - The RCMP in Vanderhoof RCMP are asking for help in finding a 40-year-old Indigenous man, Ronald McCook, who was reported missing Thursday, Jan. 30. Police say McCook was least seen leaving a house in the 100-block of Kenny Dam Road on the Saik'Uz First Nations, outside of Vanderhoof, on Jan. 23. He wa...
Feb 01, 2025
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Missing person
The search for a man and his dog remains active
CHETWYND - The search for James Barnes, a man who was reported missing to Fort St. John RCMP on October 18, 2024 just before 11 p.m.,remains active.RCMP say Barnes was reported missing after failing to return home from a hunting trip earlier that day. On October 19 RCMP were notified that there was reason to believe Ja...
Jan 30, 2025
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Cariboo Region

Wanted Man
RCMP looking for suspect after home invasion near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE B.C. - RCMP are asking for help in finding one man after a home invasion Wednesday (Feb. 12) in the community of Esler, just west of Williams Lake.Police say Anthony Raven Paradis, 25, has been charged with several offences including break and enter, aggravated assault, as well as robbery. Mounties say he...
Feb 16, 2025
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Quesnel Search Warrant
Quesnel RCMP say search warrant leads to seizure of guns and drugs
QUESNEL B.C. - Mounties in Quesnel say a search warrant carried out as part of an investigation into alleged gun manufacturing turned up multiple guns as well as drugs. In a news release, RCMP say the Quesnel Crime Reduction Unit executed the search warrant at a property in the 700 block of Avison Avenue, on the west s...
Feb 01, 2025
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Policing
Quesnel RCMP take 54 impaired drivers off the road over 9 months following creation of new traffic unit
QUESNEL - The creation of a new municipal traffic unit in April 2024 in Quesnel helped take 54 impaired drivers off the road in 2024.That's one of the highlights of 2024 according to the Quesnel RCMP who note that calls for service were also up last year.Sgt. Clay Kronebusch says Quesnel RCMP responded to over 11,000 c...
Jan 20, 2025
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Workplace incident in Quesnel claims life of 24-year-old man
QUESNEL - A workplace incident claimed the life of a 24-year-old male worker in Quesnel Friday morning (Jan.17).Quesnel RCMP, Emergency Health Services and the Quesnel Fire Department responded to the incident at approximately 10:18 a.m. at the WestPine MDF Plant on Carradice Road. Few details have been released but po...
Jan 17, 2025
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Canada

PM speaks with Zelenskyy, repeats call for Ukraine's involvement in U.S.-Russia talks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Washington and Moscow talk about a possible end to Russia's war. Trudeau says Canada "will always stand in defence of Ukraine" and adds that Europe cannot have sustainable peace without security for Ukraine. He ...
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A look at outgoing Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King
CHARLOTTETOWN - Dennis King, Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative premier, has announced he will step down Friday. Here is a look at the 33rd premier of the Island. Age: 53 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I., to Catherine (Cattie) Rachel Stevens and Lionel MacKenzie King. Educatio...
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Liberals increase Sudan war refugee quota as Quebec bars relatives from resettlement
OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing the number of refugees it plans to resettle as a result of Sudan's civil war, with changes that could see 7,000 more people reach Canada through various programs. But Ottawa says it remains impossible for Quebecers to sponsor relatives from Sudan to resettle in that provinc...
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Service slower, more costly after IT overhaul at Quebec auto insurance board: auditor
QUÉBEC - Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board. That's the conclusion of the province's auditor general in a report released today. The provincial board, which enforces the Highway Safety Code, thought it would save h...
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As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's industry. Parmar says they expect the U.S. Commerce Department will issue anti-dumping duties by Friday of as much a...
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Poilievre's proposed incentives for First Nations water, resource projects draw fire
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and environmental considerations have over approving projects. The proposals drew some swift criticism from experts and resear...
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