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Prince George council accepting public input on budget process Monday
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George city council is set to welcome public input of the proposed 2023-2027 financial and capital expenditure plans on Monday. Council is in the depths of it 2023 budget delibe...
Jan 28, 2023

A Quebec snowmobiler dies after possible collision with moose authorities say
MONTREAL - A snowmobiler has died after possibly colliding with a moose in Quebec's Chaudire-Appalaches region. Provincial police confirmed the 43-year-old man's death on Saturday morning. Sgt. Batric...
Jan 28, 2023

Prince George-Mackenzie MLA calls for action at Mackenzie hospital amid continued shutdowns
MACKENZIE B.C. - The MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie Mike Morris is calling out the NDP government for emergency room closures at the Mackenzie Hospital. "The constant emergency room closures at the M...
Jan 28, 2023

Canada's Oldham makes freestyle history winning X Games gold
ASPEN, Colo. - Megan Oldham of Parry Sound, Ont., won Winter X Games gold in women's freestyle big air Friday. Oldham became the first woman to land a triple cork, which she did on her third of five r...
Jan 28, 2023

Trio of warming centers open as overnight lows drop
PRINCE GEORGE - With temperatures dropping this weekend a trio of warming shelters are being opened across the community to help those less fortunate in the city. Temperatures this evening (Jan. 28) a...
Jan 28, 2023

UNBC drops double-header in Calgary
CALGARY - The UNBC Timberwolves dropped a pair of games Friday night to the Mount Royal Cougars in Calgary. In the women's game, UNBC shot just 21.7% from the field, and just 4-for-31 from beyond the ...
Jan 28, 2023

Retired Gen. Pavel wins election to become Czech president
PRAGUE (AP) - Retired army General Petr Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote on Saturday to become the new Czech president. Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Mi...
Jan 28, 2023

Spruce Kings drop first of three this weekend to Trail
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings saw themselves lending a helping hand to the Trail Smoke Eaters as the visitors snapped a six-game losing streak Friday night at Kopar Memorial Arena, de...
Jan 28, 2023

Inflation-focused Pierre Poilievre back to Parliament as health-care talks loom
OTTAWA - It's no secret what Pierre Poilievre thinks about government spending and inflation. Same with guns. But what does the Conservative leader think should happen when premiers ask for billions m...
Jan 28, 2023

Israeli paramedics say 2 wounded in new Jerusalem attack
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's rescue service said that a gunman opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding at least two people. The paramedics did not provide any further information. The shootin...
Jan 28, 2023