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Old growth forests logged to ecological limits: Report
PRINCE GEORGE - A new publicly released report is calling for an emergency moratorium on logging in key areas of BC, specifically with old growth forests. According to the report from independent scie...
Jun 04, 2020
PG dancer finally home after 55 days stranded on cruise amidst COVID-19 pandemic
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a much-anticipated homecoming for Tristan Ghostkeeper.After 55 days stranded on board of a cruise ship he was working on, Ghostkeeper is now back home where is now nearing the e...
Jun 04, 2020
BCHL ready for 20/21 season, waiting on go ahead from health authority
It has been a very busy week for the BCHL in regards to news surrounding the 2020-2021 season.The league has confirmed there will be a campaign next year, and plenty of different scenarios of when it ...
Jun 04, 2020
No separate lockup for man beaten after arrest with police vehicle: Nunavut RCMP
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP say a man who was arrested after being knocked over by a police vehicle was later beaten by another prisoner in lockup because there was no room to house the inmates se...
Jun 04, 2020
UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, no deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA-No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Northern Health region, today.The north's total of confirmed cases remains at 64.Cases by Health Region:Vancouver Coastal Health: 909Fraser Healt...
Jun 04, 2020
Alberta registrar reverses rejection, man gets to have FREE AB licence plate
CALGARY - Tomas Manasek says he's thrilled that his beliefs about Alberta independence didn't end up costing him his personalized FREE AB licence plate. Manasek, who is 68, has lived in Calgary for th...
Jun 04, 2020
SPCA sees adoption rush
PRINCE GEORGE - The North Cariboo SPCA is in a very unique position these days. There are only three animals in the shelter. One rabbit and two cats. "We did notice that people are really looking to h...
Jun 04, 2020
B.C. family wants justice for Indigenous man who died in police custody
As Lily Speed-Namox watched news about the Minneapolis man whose death in police custody ignited a massive anti-racism movement across the United States, she says it reminded her of her father. RCMP h...
Jun 04, 2020
New residential garbage fines on the books for the City of Quesnel
QUESNEL - Recently, the City of Quesnel passed a bylaw that only a small number of other communities across the province have been able to achieve. In a move to minimize wildlife attractants, Council ...
Jun 04, 2020
Dangerous driver forces closure of Hwy.16
PRINCE GEORGE-A man is in custody after driving erratically, and posing a risk to the public on Hwy.16 this morning (June 4).McBride RCMP received a report of an erratic driver heading towards Prince ...
Jun 04, 2020