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Wildfire Summary 2021
PRINCE GEORGE - The numbers are in and the wildfire season of last year was one of the biggest on record, with a whopping bill of 565 million dollars. During the height of the fire season, the provinc...
Nov 03, 2021

Miracle Theatre
PRINCE GEORGE - Another Miracle Theatre community fundraiser is in the works. They've obtained the rights to 'On Golden Pond,' with target dates for the production set for February 16th to March 13th....
Nov 03, 2021

Prince George's top cop sounds off on potential decriminalization of illicit drugs
PRINCE GEORGE - Earlier this week the province announced they would be pursuing the decriminalization of the personal possession of up to 4.5g of illicit drugs.That news is not going over well with Pr...
Nov 03, 2021

Alberta's Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...
Nov 03, 2021

'Callous and inhumane': Lawsuit filed against Edmonton police for head injury
EDMONTON - A young Indigenous man is suing Edmonton police for an alleged assault that he says put him in hospital for more than a week. Lawyer Heather Steinke-Attia, who is representing Pacey Dumas a...
Nov 03, 2021

Prosecutor: Ruggs drove 156 mph before fatal crash in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada's legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle th...
Nov 03, 2021

AP Source: Giants C Buster Posey will announce retirement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey plans to announce his retirement Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of ...
Nov 03, 2021

Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge. Roger...
Nov 03, 2021

Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He's the state's first...
Nov 03, 2021

Tsilhqot’in Nation renews call for Williams Lake mayor’s resignation, shares another social media post
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tsilhqot'in Nation has renewed its call for Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb's resignation, even after Cobb's apology for an offensive social media post.Cobb recently shared a p...
Nov 03, 2021