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Boots and Socks Needed
PRINCE GEORGE - The temperatures are expected to drop into the double digits over the next few days. Staff at the Fire Pit Drop-in Centre are asking for winter clothing donations. There's a shortage o...
Nov 27, 2019
Local businesses advised against donation requests to "Healing Hands" book
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has received a number of reports of a company allegedly soliciting donations from Northern B.C. businesses on behalf of local hospitals.These donations are said to be g...
Nov 27, 2019
Reports of counterfeit money circulating in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Retailers beware.Prince George RCMP says there have recently been reports of counterfeit money being passed in town. American $50 bills have been the most common form of currency going...
Nov 27, 2019
26th annual Festival of Trees in full swing
PRINCE GEORGE - It's a Christmas tradition in Prince George and it's back for its 26th year. The Festival of Trees is taking place at the Prince George Civic Centre and runs through this Sunday. Popul...
Nov 27, 2019
Handgun, ammunition, cocaine and meth seized in major drug bust
PRINCE GEORGE - Two people could be facing charges following a pair of drug busts in Prince George. Prince George RCMP say the busts were made last week (Nov.21) at a residence on Garvin Street while ...
Nov 27, 2019
RCMP seek help finding fraudster
PRINCE GEORGE -Mounties are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect they say was involved in a case of identity theft and fraud in August.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says an unkn...
Nov 27, 2019
Samuel Opoku, accused in series of Toronto feces assaults, due in court today
TORONTO - A man accused of tossing fecal matter on five people is due in a Toronto courtroom today. Samuel Opoku is charged with five counts each of assault with a weapon and mischief. The 23-year-old...
Nov 27, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos fire head coach Jason Maas after 8-10 regular season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos fired Jason Maas on Wednesday, ending his four-year run as head coach of the CFL team. Maas guided the Eskimos to an 8-10 record this past season an...
Nov 27, 2019
Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. ...
Nov 27, 2019
US consumer spending up 0.3% in October but incomes are flat
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending in October at the fastest rate in three months even though income growth was essentially flat, its weakest showing in 13 months. The Commerce Department...
Nov 27, 2019