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Crews douse commercial truck fire on Hoferkamp Road
PRINCE GEORGE - A commercial truck caught fire on Hoferkamp Road Friday morning (Aug 8). Prince George Fire Rescue arrived on scene just after 10 a.m. and quickly doused the blaze. Black plumes of smo...
Aug 08, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Carney announces 20% increase in military starting pay
TRENTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will boost the entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists. Other mi...
Aug 08, 2025

Iran International network says two journalists working in Canada targeted by regime
OTTAWA - Two journalists working for Iran International in Canada are among dozens who have been targeted by regime officials in recent weeks, the network says. Iran International is a prominent onlin...
Aug 08, 2025

Whitecaps ready for home stretch of MLS season after a welcome week off
VANCOUVER - It was the calm before the storm. The Vancouver Whitecaps used a weeklong break to rest and recharge - though they still made waves off the pitch with the acquisition of former Bayern Muni...
Aug 08, 2025

B.C. to require all schools to be equipped with AEDs, naloxone
Every school in British Columbia will soon be required to be equipped with two types of lifesaving tools.The B.C. Ministry of Education has issued a new mandate requiring schools to have automated ext...
Aug 08, 2025

American company Lyten interested in purchasing Northvolt battery plant in Quebec
MONTREAL - Lyten, an American company, has announced it hopes to purchase the Northvolt battery plant in Quebec. This comes after the company shared Thursday it entered into a deal buy Northvolt's ass...
Aug 08, 2025
August 7, 2025, On Demand
August 7, 2025, On Demand
Aug 08, 2025

Toronto FC sends forward Charlie Sharp to USL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on loan
TORONTO - Toronto FC has loaned forward Charlie Sharp to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2025 season. The move should give the 24-year-old Sharp more playing tim...
Aug 08, 2025

RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines breeds distrust, threatens Canada's access to development: experts
TORONTO - Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world. University of Sas...
Aug 08, 2025

Year-over-year unemployment rate rises to 5.2% in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada has released July's job numbers. In Prince George, the three month average unemployment rate ending in July was 5.2 per cent, up from 4.4 per cent a year ago. A total...
Aug 08, 2025