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Mixed reaction to petrochemical announcement
PRINCE GEORGE - More yeas than nays in the community for a multi-billion dollar petrochemical facility proposed for the BCR Industrial site.West Coast Olefins announced yesterday plans for a $5.6 bill...
Jul 25, 2019
PG Crime Severity Index down
PRINCE GEORGE - Stats Canada's Crime Severity Index for 2018 saw Prince George drop in the overall rankings from 11th to 17th. The index tracks the severity of police-reported crime by accounting for ...
Jul 25, 2019
Thieves target kayaks
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP are looking for the public's help in locating the suspect's involved in the thefts of kayaks from Canadian Tire.Cpl. Craig Douglass says it all started when four...
Jul 25, 2019
16 Marines arrested in migrant smuggling investigation
SAN DIEGO - An investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California's Camp Pendleton, just north...
Jul 25, 2019
RCMP believe suspects in northern B.C. homicides still in Manitoba
GILLAM, Man. - Mounties in Manitoba say there have been two confirmed sightings of a pair of teens suspected in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia.Cpl. Julie Courchaine says the s...
Jul 25, 2019
'Minds in Motion' aims to offset dementia symptoms
PRINCE GEORGE- Minds in Motion is a weekly class run by the Alzheimer Society of BC. It includes 45 minutes of fun exercise and 45 minutes of social time for people in early or middle stages of dement...
Jul 25, 2019
5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuries
BOSTON - Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months aft...
Jul 25, 2019
Remains ID'd as those of Colorado girl missing 34 years
GREELEY, Colo. - The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing "Jingle Bells" with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her ca...
Jul 25, 2019
Crooks steal trailer in marked vehicle: RCMP want public's help in identifying them
PRINCE GEORGE-RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in a theft on July 22.PG RCMP received a report of the theft of an enclosed trailer from a construction site on Griffith...
Jul 25, 2019 Courtesy of the Prince George RCMP
Oilsands mine in public interest despite 'significant adverse' effects: panel
CALGARY - A federal-provincial panel says a proposed northeastern Alberta oilsands mine would be in the public interest, even though it would be likely to significantly harm the environment and I...
Jul 25, 2019