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Local rescue needs volunteer help
PRINCE GEORGE - Luvs Northern Animal Rescue needs to cover 160 volunteer shifts for Jurassic Quest at the CN Centre this weekend. If Luvs is able to do this, the event will pay them for their efforts,...
May 04, 2022
New accessible playgrounds coming for two local schools
PRINCE GEORGE - Two local schools will get a big accessible addition on their school grounds this summer if everything goes according to plan.Hart Highlands Elementary and Ecole College Heights Elemen...
May 04, 2022
Industry concerned over Bill 10
PRINCE GEORGE - When one thinks of trades and labour, one thinks of construction. But that's not the case, based on a letter to government with representation from construction to the taxpayers federa...
May 04, 2022
Mother's Day Gifts for those who need ideas
PRINCE GEORGE- Mothers Day is a day to celebrate mom's across the country.So with the special day approaching quickly, it might be a good time to look into a special gift for "Mom." However, if you're...
May 04, 2022
Man arrested following gunpoint robbery at 15th and Ospika
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP have arrested a man following a robbery at gunpoint early Saturday (April 30) morning. Police say the victim reported being robbed by a man and woman near Ospika Bou...
May 04, 2022
Last summer's B.C., Alberta heat wave was among most extreme since 1960s, study shows
The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in the United K...
May 04, 2022
Not 'fuddle-duddle:' Conservatives accuse Trudeau of swearing in Parliament
OTTAWA - Much has been made of the political legacy Justin Trudeau has to live up to as he follows in the footsteps of his father, a former prime minister. On Wednesday, he invoked one of Pierre Ellio...
May 04, 2022
Hateful rhetoric driven by extremism becoming 'normalized,' CSIS director warns
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream. Speaking at the Univer...
May 04, 2022
BC Summer Games lands YXS as community partner
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Airport Authority has joined the 2022 BC Summer Games as an official community partner. They are donating their warehouse space as a way to aid the Games' shortage of...
May 04, 2022
Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk wants to be a playoff difference-maker
CALGARY - In a low-scoring playoff opener, Matthew Tkachuk made a difference in ways a multi-faceted player can. Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm both generated a team-leading 42 goals in the regular season...
May 04, 2022