Prince George

7th Annual Miracle on Third a big Success
7th Annual Miracle on Third a big Success
PRINCE GEORGE - The seventh annual Miracle on Third took place today at the Pattison Media building and once again the Prince George community stepped up in a big way. The event beneficiary this year was the Prince George Council of Seniors. Miracle on third started at 6am and ran up until 6pm and the results were amaz...
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Cottonwood Island Park
Fish no longer left high and dry, channel gets a lifesaving makeover
PRINCE GEORGE - Spruce City Wildlife has recently completed one of its most significant projects, enhancing a water channel at Cottonwood Island Park that has historically led to the deaths of numerous fish each season. After almost three months of excavation, the final touches have now been finished.This initiative ha...
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Taxes
City councillor proposes cutting snow removal budget to help lower tax rate
PRINCE GEORGE - If a staff report to the city of Prince George's Standing Committee on Finance and Audit is any indication - taxpayers will be on the hook for yet another hefty tax hike next year.A staff report to the committee says the 2026 taxy levy required to maintain existing service levels is currently estimated ...
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Unemployment rate
Year-over-year unemployment rate in Prince George rises to 6.9%
PRINCE GEORGE - The year-over-year unemployment rate in Prince George rose from 5.2 per cent in November 2024 to 6.9 per cent in November 2025.Statistics Canada noted that 3,800 people were looking for work last month compared to 2,900 in November 2024 while there were a total of 51,400 people working in November 2025 ...
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British Columbia

Nine-year-old in life-threatening condition after being hit by vehicle in B.C.
SURREY - A nine-year-old child was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after being hit by a vehicle in a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood. A statement from police says they were called to the crash near 134th Street and 81st Avenue in Newton on ...
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Search for grizzly behind 'extraordinary attack' on B.C. school group is called off
Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month's "extraordinary attack" on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries. A statement from the ...
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Eby says DRIPA law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case
SURREY - First Nations are celebrating a British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling which found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime are "inconsistent." The appeal ruling says the prov...
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Man arrested, charged in B.C. after yearlong child exploitation investigation
SURREY - A 41-year-old man has been arrested in a yearlong child exploitation investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. Police say Kevin Belcourt was arrested on Thursday and is now facing multiple charges, including possession and distributing child ex...
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Watchdog clears officers after man shot with beanbags in Vancouver and dies
The civilian director of British Columbia's police watchdog says she doesn't believe Vancouver officers committed an offence when they shot a naked man with multiple beanbags and he died. Jessica Berglund's report says police were called in August 202...
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B.C. releases guidance for doctors on youth mental health and substance-use care
VANCOUVER - Brock Eurchuk said he felt "completely cut adrift" by British Columbia's health care system when trying to deal with health troubles of their 16-year-old son, Elliot. The teenager died from an overdose in 2018. "Elliot was in care in a hos...
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Canada

Search for grizzly behind 'extraordinary attack' on B.C. school group is called off
Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month's "extraordinary attack" on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries. A statement from the ...
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First military procurements managed by Defence Investment Agency revealed
OTTAWA - The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by the new Defence Investment Agency. The large military procurements include Canada's next fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early wa...
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Canada drops terror sanctions on Syria and its interim government
OTTAWA - Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago. Syria is no longer listed as a state supporter of terrorism, while the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is n...
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Fact File: Video of chained Mustang 'stolen' from Brampton, Ont. driveway is a skit
A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang - the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft. While some users who reposted the video took it at face ...
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Eby says DRIPA law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case
SURREY - First Nations are celebrating a British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling which found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime are "inconsistent." The appeal ruling says the prov...
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Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media the text of the motion, which calls on memb...
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World

The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporari...
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911 calls from Texas floods reveal chaotic and desperate pleas for rescues
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - In an instant, frantic voices overwhelmed the two county emergency dispatchers on duty in the Texas Hill Country as catastrophic flooding inundated cabins and youth camps along the Guadalupe River. A...
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Indiana House Republicans pass Trump-backed map, setting up high-stakes Senate fight
Indiana state House Republicans passed a new state congressional map Friday at the behest of President Donald Trump, advancing the legislation to the state Senate, where it is unclear if enough lawmakers will support its final passage. ...
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Suspect in DC pipe bomb case said to have confessed in interviews with investigators, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the act during an hours-long i...
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Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida can be released, judge rules
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge on Friday gave the Justice Department permission to release transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of underage girls in Florida - a case that ultimately ended without a...
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Argentina and Messi will open their World Cup defense against Algeria. The US starts vs. Paraguay
WASHINGTON (AP) - All around the globe, eyes focused Friday on the stage where World Cup paths were sorted, nations' names chosen one by one in a draw that determined Argentina and Lionel Messi will start their title defense against Alge...
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