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Section of University Way to be closed for three weeks
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: UPDATED: 10/8 - This work was delayed and the revised dates are now August 22 to September 15 for the road closure and bridge resurfacing work.The City of Prince George appreci...
Jul 12, 2023
B.C. Mountie charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm
VICTORIA - A British Columbia RCMP Highway Patrol officer has been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The BC Prosecution Service says the charge stems from an incident that is alleged...
Jul 12, 2023
Cariboo MLA calling for Provincial State of Emergency
PRINCE GEORGE - There are currently 35 fires burning in the Cariboo Fire Centre and one local MLA is calling for a provincial state of emergency.Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North, says that a provi...
Jul 12, 2023
Port strike impacting the local economy
PRINCE GEORGE - Canfor's Northwood Pulp will be on curtailment as a direct result of the strike on BC's ports. What does that mean? "And that means that all of the production will be stopping and will...
Jul 12, 2023
Kin One site of reception center
PRINCE GEORGE - The lounge at Kin One has taken on a new look, effective today, becoming a reception centre in the case of evacuees coming to the city due to wildfires. "So right now we've got about 3...
Jul 12, 2023
'Heartless': Miller criticizes Manitoba government's decision not to search landfill
The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations says Manitoba's government is standing in the way of a search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill. "We are wil...
Jul 12, 2023
Mai Thai Restaurant in Prince George Shifts Business Model, Focusing on Takeout and Limited Dine-in Options
PRINCE GEORGE - A longtime family-owned restaurant in downtown Prince George will change how they do business. Due to high labour and food costs, they have reconsidered how they will serve their food....
Jul 12, 2023
Rodriguez leaves door open to regulating Meta's new social media platform Threads
OTTAWA - Canada's Heritage Minister is leaving the door open to regulating new social media platform Threads under a bill forcing Google and Meta to pay publishers for content they link to or repurpos...
Jul 12, 2023
Evacuation order issued for Teepee Lake fire
QUESNEL - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has upgraded the evacuation alert at Teepee Lake to an evacuation order.This order affects 293 parcels in and covers 71,161 hectares. This order is replac...
Jul 12, 2023
Quebec judge says three-month sentence could trivialize promotion of hate
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge says he fears a jail sentence of just three months for a man convicted of promoting hatred against Jews would trivialize the crime. Both the prosecution and the defence...
Jul 12, 2023