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Prime minister heading to Saskatchewan First Nation for child-welfare agreement
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to the Indigenous community on Tuesday. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twi...
Jul 05, 2021

New EV chargers coming to Snaw-Naw-As market
LANTZVILLE - Four new electric vehicle charging stations will help people in Nanoose Bay and travellers along the Island Highway. The Nanoose Economic Development Corporation is receiving a $210,000 g...
Jul 05, 2021

New evacuation alerts issued near Canim Lake, Deka Lake fires
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District has issued two new evacuation alerts due to growing wildfires within the region.One alert is for the area of Sulphurous Lake - near Deka Lake - and...
Jul 05, 2021

B.C.'s police watchdog investigating man's death in Surrey RCMP cell
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog says it is investigating the death of a man being held at the Surrey RCMP detachment. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says the man was a...
Jul 05, 2021

Just one new case of COVID-19 over the weekend in northern B.C.
VICTORIA - Eighty-seven new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia over the weekend, including just one up north. There are now 34 active cases of the virus in the Northern Health region, 652 provincia...
Jul 05, 2021

Flag raised to kick off Prince George pride week
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Pride Society and City officials kicked off pride week at City Hall, Monday morning. Mayor Lyn Hall read the Inclusivity Proclamation before the pride flag was raised...
Jul 05, 2021

Prince George helicopter pilot dies fighting wildfires in Alberta
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George helicopter pilot lost his life last week while battling a wildfire west of Edmonton.Forty-eight-year-old Heath Coleman was a helicopter pilot with Yellowhead Helicopter...
Jul 05, 2021

Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Environment Canada is investigating the possibility that a tornado swept through the Fort St. John area in northern B.C. Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the powerful system sta...
Jul 05, 2021

Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Environment Canada is investigating the possibility that a tornado swept through the Fort St. John area in northern B.C. Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the powerful system sta...
Jul 05, 2021

Prime minister heading to Saskatchewan First Nation for child-welfare agreement
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to the Indigenous community on Tuesday. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twi...
Jul 05, 2021