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PG Fire Rescue announce new fire chief
PRINCE GEORGE - A big change is coming to the management team at Prince George Fire Rescue.Current Fire Chief John Iverson is retiring and will be replaced by Deputy Fire Chief Cliff Warner.Iverson is...
Nov 10, 2021
'We're ready to go': NightOwls WCL regular season schedule released
NANAIMO - Following a season grounded by the pandemic, the Nanaimo NightOwls are projected to finally take flight next June.The West Coast League (WCL) revealed its 2022 regular season this week, invo...
Nov 10, 2021
Province of BC celebrates over 1 billion trees planted since 2018
VICTORIA, BC - On Wednesday (Nov. 10), the Province of BC took time to celebrate a milestone in its reforestation efforts. This year the province recognizes planting its one billionth tree since 2018....
Nov 10, 2021
Theatre Northwest is back in full swing
PRINCE GEORGE - Theatre Northwest is taking on one of its most ambitious productions yet in The Marvelous Wonderettes.It's a musical story about the lives of four young girls, starting at the 1958 Spr...
Nov 10, 2021
Judge OKs $626 million settlement in Flint water litigation
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead following disastrous decisions to switch the...
Nov 10, 2021
Trucking's a tough gig
PRINCE GEORGE - Fox Pro is in training mode, teaching ten new drivers in Prince George and seven in Vancouver. But owner Don Bailey doesn't sugar-coat it. It's a tough racket. "The biggest challenge r...
Nov 10, 2021
Data breaches in N.L. cyberattack spread, three of four health regions affected
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Wednesday that more data breaches have been found in the fallout of a cyberattack that has damaged crucial parts of it health-care ...
Nov 10, 2021
Traer: Returning to three-on-three game wasn't easy post-pregnancy
It was tough for Catherine Traer to watch three-on-three basketball make its Olympic debut last summer in Tokyo. The Canadian women have been powerhouses in the game practically since its inception, b...
Nov 10, 2021
Terminal work underway to accommodate new ferries to serve Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
NANAIMO - Crews are adjusting berthing structures to accommodate new vessels poised to serve the Gabriola Island/Nanaimo route.Deborah Marshall with BC Ferries said the work is happening overnight thi...
Nov 10, 2021
University of Victoria launching plan to replace diesel with wind energy buoy
VICTORIA - Researchers at the University of Victoria are floating a new idea that could bring clean, renewable power to British Columbia's remote coastal communities and end their dependence on diesel...
Nov 10, 2021