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PG RCMP respond to recent anti-vaccine mandate protests
PRINCE GEORGE - Throughout the pandemic, restrictions have been met with both support and opposition. But ever since the B.C. Government announced its plan for a province-wide vaccine mandate, some gr...
Sep 08, 2021

2 cars impounded this morning as RCMP monitoring School Zones around the city
PRINCE GEORGE- School zones are back in effect here in Prince George and drivers better be on notice.The Prince George RCMP, in partnership with School District 57, ICBC, and CVSE was at Pineview Elem...
Sep 08, 2021

In-person classes kick off at UNBC
PRINCE GEORGE - Those first-day jitters mixed with a sigh of relief, UNBC students returned to campus on Wednesday for the first in-person classes since the beginning of the pandemic."It's really exci...
Sep 08, 2021

Active cases in Island Health near unchanged as B.C. sees curve flattening
NANAIMO - A minimal change in active cases for Island Health.A further 62 cases were confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, Sept. 8, including 30 in the central Island. Six were based in the north o...
Sep 08, 2021

Canadian guard Pangos finally NBA-bound, signs two-year deal with Cavaliers
Canadian Kevin Pangos is finally NBA-bound. The Cleveland Cavaliers signed the 28-year-old guard, who'd spent the past six years playing in Europe, to a two-year deal on Wednesday, according to his ag...
Sep 08, 2021

Canadian rugby sevens star Nate Hirayama announces his retirement
Canada rugby sevens star Nate Hirayama, who ranks third in career scoring on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, has announced his retirement. The 33-year-old from Richmond, B.C., was Canada's co-capt...
Sep 08, 2021

Canada star Alphonso Davies clarifies confusing social media post
Injured Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies found himself having to explain a social media post Wednesday on the eve of Canada's World Cup qualifying game against El Salvador. Davies, who flew to Germa...
Sep 08, 2021

Yankees star Derek Jeter inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Derek Jeter was simply Derek Jeter on his special day - smooth as silk. On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon with the temperature in the 70s and a few sprinkles in the air and ador...
Sep 08, 2021

Tories say platform costing shows deficit elimination in 10 years, without cuts
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has released costing for its election platform, just hours before Erin O'Toole is to take part in the first of two official leaders' debates. The party says the costing...
Sep 08, 2021

B.C. reports 814 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 814 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as the number of active infections stood at 5,550 across the province. In a news release, the provincial government says 129 of...
Sep 08, 2021