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Prince George included in smoky skies bulletin
PRINCE GEORGE - Wildfire smoke from fires in the western United States may hit Prince George this weekend.Environment Canada says smoke impacts have already been observed in some areas of Vancouver Is...
Sep 11, 2020

Saskatchewan court allows teepee protest camp to stay on legislature lawn
REGINA - A Saskatchewan judge has ruled a Metis man can stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against high suicide rates. The government took Tristen Dur...
Sep 11, 2020

Firearms, drugs and cash seized in Quesnel drug raid
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP say they've made a major impact on the local drug trade following the execution of two search warrants.Police say at approximately 10 a.m. yesterday (Sept.10), the warrants were...
Sep 11, 2020

Gang leader sentenced
Gang leader Jamie Bacon has been sentenced to 18 years in prison -- less time served -- for his part in six fatal shootings in a Surrey highrise 13 years ago. It means the 35-year-old client will spen...
Sep 11, 2020

$30M in improvements coming for B.C. logging road where two students died
VICTORIA - Improvements are coming to a narrow logging road on Vancouver Island where members of the local First Nations as well as two university students have lost their lives. Indigenous Relations ...
Sep 11, 2020

$30M in improvements coming for B.C. logging road where two students died
VICTORIA - Improvements are coming to a narrow logging road on Vancouver Island where members of the local First Nations as well as two university students have lost their lives. Indigenous Relations ...
Sep 11, 2020

Steeler Smith-Schuster impressed with Canadian rookie Chase Claypool
JuJu Smith-Schuster can see Canadian rookie receiver Chase Claypool having a big year with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh selected the six-foot-four, 238-pound Claypool, a native of Abbotsford, B...
Sep 11, 2020

Ottawa, airlines agree on passenger info rules to aid contact-tracing efforts
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada's largest airlines agreed to a new set of rules to help contact-tracing efforts should a passenger test positive for COVID-19. Passengers will be a...
Sep 11, 2020

BCHL set to play in 2020-2021, one way or another
Thursday the BCHL Board of Governors unanimously approved an alternative plan which will guarantee a 2020-2021 season.The alternative plan will be put in place if the Provincial Health Office does not...
Sep 11, 2020

Falcon Contracting advance to league final
The first semi-final of the Spruce City Fastball League playoffs was played Thursday night at Spruce City Stadium.It was a back and forth game between Falcon Contracting and the FFR Glass Grays, but i...
Sep 11, 2020