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Local Food PG Society conducting a survey
.PRINCE GEORGE - The Local Food PG Society formed a few years ago because of the lack of food is grown in our region. The Society is actively looking to promote food security while contributing to the...
Jun 10, 2021
STEM program debuting at UNBC this fall for Indigenous high school students
PRINCE GEORGE--This fall, six high school Indigenous students will have the opportunity to gain experience inside a research lab that will prepare them for university and the real world.The program ai...
Jun 10, 2021
RCMP investigate sex assault allegations
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP is currently investigating a report of a sex assault involving a child.Police received a report on June 3 that a seven-year-old child disclosed to her parents th...
Jun 10, 2021
Tahltan Nation, B.C. government sign agreement for shared decision-making
VICTORIA - A new agreement between the Tahltan Nation and the British Columbia government will help ensure sensitive areas aren't open to development, while providing greater certainty for everyone, s...
Jun 10, 2021
Experts say removing alleged London attacker's social media profile was right move
People who study online hate say Facebook was right to remove the profile of a man accused of killing four members of an Ontario Muslim family, but they say social media companies need to do more to s...
Jun 10, 2021
Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers money in the now-defunct Keystone XL pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in ...
Jun 10, 2021
Suspect arrested after reported gunpoint kidnapping near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - One man has been arrested after an alleged gunpoint kidnapping in 100 Mile House Wednesday (June 9).Just before 6:00 a.m., RCMP were alerted to a kidnapping with a firearm from ...
Jun 10, 2021
Systemic review of B.C. government supports for Indigenous children required: report
VICTORIA - The overdose death of a 17-year-old on her birthday has prompted a call for a systemic review of British Columbia's supports for Indigenous children and youth in care. Jennifer Charlesworth...
Jun 10, 2021
Centre back Vanessa Gilles making case to be part of Canadian Olympic roster
Canadian defender Vanessa Gilles was late coming to soccer. "I used to play tennis ... with mini-skirts and what-have-you," she said with a laugh. "I was very much into the tennis scene. "(But) mental...
Jun 10, 2021
Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says
OTTAWA - The prime minister's special adviser on the downing of flight PS752 last year says as long as Iran refuses to tell the whole truth about the crash, the country's airspace remains unsafe. Ralp...
Jun 10, 2021