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Feds open civil rights probe after deputies shoot Black man
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it is investigating possible civil rights violations by a Mississippi sheriff's department after a drug raid last month left a Black ma...
Feb 15, 2023

Grand jury indicts father of July 4 parade shooting suspect
CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois grand jury on Wednesday formally indicted the father of a man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago, the Lake County Stat...
Feb 15, 2023
Affordability issues driving families out of British Columbia
PRINCE GEORGE- The story of Inflation forcing people to tighten their wallets is all too familiar to those in British Columbia, but now a troubling trend has begun that shows people have had enough of...
Feb 15, 2023

Schneider thinks baseball rule changes will be "good for the game, good for the fans"
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Blue Jays pitcher Thomas Hatch had a first-hand look at some of baseball's rule changes when he was in the minor leagues last season. By far the biggest difference for the right-hander...
Feb 15, 2023

Committee studying assisted dying calls for more engagement from government
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has made 23 recommendations to improve Canada's assisted-dying regime. Members of the committee held 36 meetings, heard from nearly 150 witnesses and reviewed more t...
Feb 15, 2023

City gearing up for Winterfest
PRINCE GEORGE - Tonnes and tonnes of ice was unloaded at City Hall, in preparation for Winterfest this coming weekend. Most of it will be used for the ever-popular ice slide but ice sculptor, Peter Vo...
Feb 15, 2023

Report shows B.C. government spending at an all time high
PRINCE GEORGE - A new report released by a public policy think-tank says that the B.C. government spending has reached the highest level on record.The Fraser Institue has released a report saying that...
Feb 15, 2023

Council looks at waste diversion
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George has had a blue box reculing program for years. But a discussion about the scheduling came about during City budget discussions. Currently, garbage is collected once a wee...
Feb 15, 2023

2023 Relay for Life cancelled
PRINCE GEORGE - After cancellations and scale-backs in previous years, Relay for Life in Prince George is cancelled this year.The Canadian Cancer Society says that due to staff shortages and a lack of...
Feb 15, 2023

Toronto's Jully Black to sing 'O Canada' at NBA all-star game
Toronto's Jully Black will sing "O Canada" at the NBA All-Star Game. The Juno Award winning and platinum-selling R&B singer was named to the star-studded show on Wednesday. Black joins Burna Boy, ...
Feb 15, 2023