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26 local firefighters sent to Alberta to help combat flames
BRITISH COLUMBIA-The BC Wildfire service is sending 267 personnel from BC to Alberta as the wildfire threat continues in the province.230 firefighters-26 from the Prince George Fire Center along with ...
May 21, 2019 ID 55989370 © Kippy Spilker | Dreamstime.com
California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...
May 21, 2019
Federal government funds millions to help B.C. police spot drugged driving
VANCOUVER - The federal government is boosting funding to help British Columbia police officers recognize drug-impaired drivers, months after it legalized recreational cannabis. Border Secur...
May 21, 2019
'More like Rick Mercer': Canada eyes Ukraine's actor-turned-president
OTTAWA - Veteran Ukraine lawmaker Mustafa Jemilev used to be an opponent of the comedian who was elected the country's president last month. But Jemilev tells The Canadian Pre...
May 21, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Killer of Calgary mother, daughter gets no parole for 50 years
CALGARY - A man convicted of killing a Calgary mother and her young daughter will have to wait 50 years before he has a chance at parole. A jury found Edward Downey guilty last year of first...
May 21, 2019
Injuries, busy schedule testing Whitecaps depth, character: coach
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos isn't surprised at the injury bug spreading through his roster. After all, it's been a hectic month for the Whitecaps (3-6-4). On Wednesday, the squad will pl...
May 21, 2019
Federal government funds millions to help B.C. police spot drugged driving
VANCOUVER - The federal government is boosting funding to help British Columbia police officers recognize drug-impaired drivers, months after it legalized recreational cannabis. Border Secur...
May 21, 2019
Terrace to get new $447.5 million state-of-the-art hospital
NORTHERN BC-Terrace will be upgrading their current 78 bed hospital to a state-of-the-art one more than double its size.The business plan for the $447.5 million new Mills Memorial Hospital was complet...
May 21, 2019 Courtesy of Northern Health
City to host multicultural festival
PRINCE GEORGE - A brand new cultural festival is taking place in Prince George in a month. "Heatwave - Celebrate Cultures" is set for June 21st through to 23rd and encompasses the IMSS' Day of Culture...
May 21, 2019
Liberals shrugging off concerns about rural crime, opposition MPs charge
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs say a Liberal-dominated committee's half-hearted report on the burgeoning problem of rural crime is an insult to Canadians. New Democrat MPs on the House of Commons public-sa...
May 21, 2019