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Tourism in PG up despite wildfire season being at an all-time high
PRINCE GEORGE - Summer tourism in Prince George is coming to a close and after a season taken over by wildfire smoke, how did that impact our city? Surprisingly, it had very little impact. COVID broug...
Sep 06, 2023

Weber will stay on as board chair until provincial election called
PRINCE GEORGE - Last week, the Conservative Party of BC announced that Rachael Weber would be the nominee for the party for Prince George-Mackenzie in the next provincial election. We had the chance t...
Sep 06, 2023

Winning $1M 6/49 ticket sold in Houston, B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - It's a work trip Edmonton residents Tracy and Wesley Schemonichek will never forget.This after they purchased a winning $1 million dollar Lotto/49 ticket on August 26 at the Houston Es...
Sep 06, 2023

Ex-national team players excited by Canadian men's growth, exposure on world stage
Hope has turned into reality for former members of the Canadian senior men's basketball team. Canada clinched its first-ever semifinal spot at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Wednesday with a w...
Sep 06, 2023

Felony convictions vacated for 4 Navy officers in sprawling scandal
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The felony convictions of four Navy officers in a sprawling bribery case were vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino called the miscon...
Sep 06, 2023

Opposition weighs in on Millennium Park
PRINCE GEORGE - BC's official opposition has come out swinging after this comment was made by Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon last week in response to accusations from Council about the lack of action in...
Sep 06, 2023

A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier used to deter migrants to the bank of the Rio Grande
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande after protests from the the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican ...
Sep 06, 2023

Financial assistance for local governments, First Nations affected by wildfire
VICTORIA - Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for local governments and First Nations in regions that have been adversely affected by wildfires this season. DFA is available to help ...
Sep 06, 2023

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state. That earlier ruling had set off a gr...
Sep 06, 2023

Liberals could ask Bank of Canada to stop hiking interest rates: NDP
OTTAWA - The New Democrats say the federal government should follow the lead of British Columbia's premier and ask the Bank of Canada to stop raising interest rates. Premier David Eby wrote to Bank of...
Sep 06, 2023