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Low water flows at crux of next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue mission: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Government officials say there is a "high risk" they won't be fully successful in rescuing salmon species threatened by a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River. The lan...
Dec 06, 2019
Residents "hanging in" with mill closure
FORT ST. JAMES - Residents of Fort St. James are in a holding pattern after Conifex announced plans to sell its mill to Hampton Lumber, but shutter operations until Hampton could build a new mill on t...
Dec 06, 2019
25,000 lbs of apples donated to winery
PRINCE GEORGE-Over 25,000 lbs of apples were donated by Prince George residents to the Northern Lights Estate Winery in partnership with the Northern Bear Awareness Society.This is the fifth year in a...
Dec 06, 2019
Winter driving ahead
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a heavy snowfall warning and it is now the time of year to adjust their driving habits accordingly. Chris Schulz with the Driving for Life Academy identif...
Dec 06, 2019
"We'll be fine": UNBC's President confident in enrollment numbers moving forward despite job action
PRINCE GEORGE - Two strikes in five years at UNBC and the current job action still ongoing, is likely not the kind of thing potential students would want to see when picking a school for their post-se...
Dec 06, 2019
Cranston among celebrities at New Orleans Orpheus parade
Actor Bryan Cranston will be the celebrity monarch when the Krewe of Orpheus parade rolls in New Orleans on Feb. 24, the krewe announced Friday. The Emmy- and Tony-winning "Breaking Bad" star will be ...
Dec 06, 2019
Supreme Court keeps federal executions on hold
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year break. The justices denied the administration's plea to undo a lo...
Dec 06, 2019
First-degree murder charge laid in death of man from Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - A charge of first-degree murder has been laid against a man in the death of 43-year-old Jamie Baldwin in Williams Lake, last December. Police say 29-year-old Wyatt Lee Boffa of Clinton...
Dec 06, 2019
500K lottery win for a group of 15 co-workers in Dawson Creek
DAWSON CREEK - A group of 15 co-workers in Dawson Creek are celebrating after winning $500,000 after matching all four Extra numbers in the Daily Grand draw on Dec.2.Stephen Gibson purchased the ticke...
Dec 06, 2019 Photo courtesy BC Lottery Corporation
AP source: Knicks fire coach David Fizdale
NEW YORK - A person with knowledge of the decision says the New York Knicks have fired coach David Fizdale after two straight blowout losses dropped them to 4-18. Fizdale ran practice Friday, but was ...
Dec 06, 2019