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Bad lie: cross-border golf course unplayable for Canadian members
FREDERICTON - Border restrictions related to COVID-19 are proving a hazard for Canadian members of a golf course along the Canada-U.S. boundary. The Aroostook Valley Country Club is uniquely positione...
May 23, 2020

Update: Rooftop rock concert postponed
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: The Rooftop Rock Drive-In Concert Experience set for tomorrow night has been postponed following today's directive from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry."To say that ...
May 23, 2020

NHLPA executive board authorizes more talks with NHL on a return to play
The NHL and its players are going to keep talking. The NHL Players' Association announced late Friday its executive board has authorized "further negotiations" on a 24-team playoff format as the ...
May 22, 2020

Discovered human remains confirmed to be those of missing Quesnel man
QUESNEL - Mounties have confirmed human remains discovered in a rural area of Quesnel are those of a man reported missing to the Quesnel RCMP.RCMP investigators with B.C.'s North District Major Crime ...
May 22, 2020

NAFTA panel sides with U.S. softwood lumber decision but B.C. hopes for final win
VANCOUVER - A NAFTA panel has backed the U.S. International Trade Commission's decision regarding softwood lumber imports from Canada but British Columbia's industry group still hopes for an...
May 22, 2020

UPDATE: 2 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, three deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA-Three new deaths of COVID-19 were reported in B.C. by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, in a joint statement this afternoon (May 22).All three deaths...
May 22, 2020

'I think the public can feel very safe going to the dentist,': Moving into Phase Two
PRINCE GEORGE-Are you eager to clean your pearly whites? Well you may be able to now, seeing that Phase Two of B.C.'s Restart Plan allows dentists to resume seeing their regular patients.One local den...
May 22, 2020

Injured pilot makes first public appearance
KAMLOOPS - Injured pilot Captain Richard MacDougall came out in public last night for the first time since the tragic Snowbirds' accident Sunday.Members of the local indigenous community performed a d...
May 22, 2020

City wants residents to pay property taxes using alternate methods, opposed to in-person
PRINCE GEORGE-The City of Prince George will be mailing out 2020 property tax notices this week and are asking residents to pay using alternate methods in order to abide by physical distancing measure...
May 22, 2020

Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring. Rachel Notley says th...
May 22, 2020