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Man who killed B.C. teen not at 'immediate risk' to violently reoffend: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., has been asked to read the victim impact statements related to his crime befo...
Jun 25, 2021

Public Health Agency of Canada releases graph on what fully vaccinated can do
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can have dinner together inside someone's house without having to keep their distance or wear a mask. ...
Jun 25, 2021

Record heat now due from B.C., to Alberta, parts of Yukon and Northwest Territories
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has extended heat warnings to cover all but the western edge of British Columbia, and the sizzling conditions are also forecast for the entire northern half of Alberta a...
Jun 25, 2021

Trudeau faces mounting calls for independent probe of residential school deaths
OTTAWA - As calls mount for the federal Liberals to do more to support Indigenous communities calling for independent investigations into deaths of children at residential schools, Prime Minister Just...
Jun 25, 2021

On the verge of 'unprecedented' heat wave, Kamloops Fire Centre officials ponder wildfire ban
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says the temperatures Kamloops will see next week will be unprecedented in recorded history.Forecaster Armel Castellan says beginning Saturday (June 26), we are expecting...
Jun 25, 2021

Councillor wants special UBCM resolution
PRINCE GEORGE - While the City is grappling with issues of homelessness, another crisis persists. Northern Health issued an overdose alert yesterday due to the increased number of drug-related deaths....
Jun 25, 2021

Man who killed B.C. teen not at 'immediate risk' to violently reoffend: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., has been asked to read the victim impact statements related to his crime befo...
Jun 25, 2021

Record heat now due from B.C., to Alberta, parts of Yukon and Northwest Territories
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has extended heat warnings to cover all but the western edge of British Columbia, and the sizzling conditions are also forecast for the entire northern half of Alberta a...
Jun 25, 2021

RCMP officer injured in crash involving bike and car
PRINCE GEORGE - An RCMP member suffered minor injuries after the bicycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a vehicle this morning.Witnesses tell CKPG it happened just before noon at Georg...
Jun 25, 2021

PGYBA hopes to continue success of moving players on through Elite Development Academy
PRINCE GEORGE - For three years, the Prince George Youth Baseball Association has been running their Elite Baseball Development Academy.Over that span, the program has had an almost 100 per cent succe...
Jun 25, 2021