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Coroner says 275 died of toxic drugs in B.C. in February and March in downward trend
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says overdose deaths have been trending downward in the province, with 275 people dying in February and March due to the toxic drug supply. The service says in a sta...
May 14, 2025

Canada welcomes UN body's decision holding Russia responsible for MH17 tragedy
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is welcoming a recent decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to hold Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight M...
May 14, 2025

Prince George set to host close to 200 jiu jitsu fighters
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George will be welcoming close to 200 Brazilian jiu jitsu fighters from many regions as it prepares to host the 7th annual Galbraith Memorial Open. Fighters from Merritt, Kamloo...
May 14, 2025

Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's rep...
May 14, 2025

Canadian star forward Jonathan David on the move from France's Lille, but to where?
LILLE - Canadian striker Jonathan David made it official Wednesday, confirming he is leaving France's Lille when his contract expires at the end of the season. The news did not come as a surprise. His...
May 14, 2025

Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the "engine of a new Canada," but one economist says B.C. also needs to become more competitive ...
May 14, 2025

Historic tourist sites set to open
NORTHERN BC - Huble Homestead is just one of a series of tourist draws opening up this Victoria Day long weekend. "We've got demonstrations," says Krystal Leason, Executive Director of Huble Homestead...
May 14, 2025

Eby defends investigation into leaked documents that alleged opioid diversion
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says B.C.'s director of police services acts independently and government can't interfere with the request for an investigation into a leaked document that alleged some ph...
May 14, 2025

Eby defends investigation into leaked documents that alleged opioid diversion
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says B.C.'s director of police services acts independently and government can't interfere with the request for an investigation into a leaked document that alleged some ph...
May 14, 2025

Woman wanted on multiple charges including robbery and theft
UPDATE: This person is no longer wanted.PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP needs your help tracking down a wanted woman.Police say 20-year-old Cherise Kylah Nicholas is wanted on three unendorsed warr...
May 14, 2025