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Downtown businesses fed up with safety concerns
PRINCE GEORGE - Downtown safety has been a hot topic for years, and things may be coming to a head as frustrations are boiling over for businesses."I'm done. I represent 148 business people in downtow...
Nov 29, 2023
Danny Dichio, who scored Toronto FC's first-ever goal, named Detroit FC coach
DETROIT - Danny Dichio, who scored the first goal in Toronto FC history, has been named head coach of the USL Championship's Detroit FC. The English forward played three seasons for TFC and became par...
Nov 29, 2023
Omineca Arts Centre spotlights artist Lauren Aldred
PRINCE GEORGE- Omineca Arts Centre is hosting artist in residence Lauren Aldred for the month of December. Lauren is a poet, photographer and visual artist teaching land-based healing and wellness and...
Nov 29, 2023
Senator: White House not seeking conditions on military aid to Israel, despite earlier Biden comment
WASHINGTON (AP) - National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told lawmakers this week that the White House is not seeking to place conditions on U.S. military assistance to Israel, days after President J...
Nov 29, 2023
Craig Brennan elected as Board Chair for SD57
PRINCE GEORGE- SD57 has elected Craig Brennan as the new board chair for the 2023/2024 year. Erica McLean will serve as his Vice Chair.Brennan has had 40 years of experience as an educator and served ...
Nov 29, 2023
Candidates for Assembly of First Nations national chief face off in Winnipeg forum
WINNIPEG - The six candidates vying to be the next national chief of the organization that represents more than 600 First Nations in Canada explained how they would advocate for treaty rights, soverei...
Nov 29, 2023
Bernardo transfer should be 'turning point' on better informing victims: ombudsman
OTTAWA - Three childhood friends say they were forced to relive the anguish and fear of losing Kristen French when Correctional Service Canada decided to transfer her killer to a medium-security priso...
Nov 29, 2023
Event remembers Montreal Massacre
PRINCE GEORGE - "It was in 1989, and some shooter went after engineering students and in particular women at the cole Polytechnique in Quebec," recounts Dawn Hemingway, Professor Emerita, UNBC Social ...
Nov 29, 2023
After concerns, Ottawa pauses work on $2-million contract for help on unmarked graves
OTTAWA - The federal government has paused and plans to reworka $2-million contract with an international group hired to provide advice on identifying and locating the unmarked graves of children who ...
Nov 29, 2023
PGPL offering tutoring once again
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The Prince George Public Library is thrilled to announce the resumption of its beloved Homework Help tutoring program. Provincial Enhancement Funding will be used to support this...
Nov 29, 2023