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Northern Health sees 167 new COVID-19 cases
NORTHERN BC- The pandemic continues to intensify across BC. The province is reporting 2,239 new cases of COVID-19 as there are 36,087 active cases. 167 of the new cases were located in the north as th...
Jan 11, 2022

Two B.C. schools move to 'functional closure' after holiday break, says ministry
VICTORIA - Two schools have stopped in-person classes in British Columbia, less than two days after most students returned to classrooms following an extended holiday break due to the surging COVID-19...
Jan 11, 2022

Democrat to replace Hastings in vacant Florida US House seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Health care CEO Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to fill the seat of late Democratic Florida U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings on Tuesday, boosting the Democrats' slim majority i...
Jan 11, 2022

Housing boom expected to continue well into 2022 in Northern BC
PRINCE GEORGE - The housing market is carrying strong momentum according to experts as we creep into 2022, with no sign of any cooling down for a while.Provincially it was a record year, in 2021 there...
Jan 11, 2022

Don Sutherin, 4-time Grey Cup champ and Canadian Football Hall of Famer, dead at 85
Don Sutherin, who led Ohio State to a national championship before winning seven Grey Cup titles over a Hall of Fame career as a CFL player and coach, has died. He was 85. The cause of death wasn't im...
Jan 11, 2022

A place to play and eat: PG's newest indoor facility for parents and kids
PRINCE GEORGE-Parents, guardians, and kids now have an indoor facility to play, explore, and eat together in Prince George.Lil Hoppers Play Cafe had its opening day this week, serving as an indoor pla...
Jan 11, 2022

CUPE BC calls on province to bring back funding for daytime cleaning
PRINCE GEORGE - With students returning to B.C. classrooms, the union representing over 30,000 school support workers is calling for additional measures to reduce absences due to COVID-19 and other il...
Jan 11, 2022

Three Canadians taken in first round of MLS SuperDraft
Canadians Tani Oluwaseyi, O'Vonte Mullings and Mo Omar went in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday Oluwaseyi, a forward from St. John's University, was taken 17th overall by Minnesota Uni...
Jan 11, 2022

Canada West announces postponement of basketball games
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves will now have a few more days to prepare for their matchup on the court this Sunday against the UBC Thunderbirds.Canada West announced Wednesday seven basketball ...
Jan 11, 2022

Update: Highway 97 has reopened following accident in Red Rock
RED ROCK - Update: Highway 97 cleared in both directions in Red Rock . Update:Highway has reopened to single-lane alternating traffic.Earlier: Highway 97 is closed in both directions in Red Rock.North...
Jan 11, 2022