Prince George

Local parent pens open letter to Minister of Education

PRINCE GEORGE - In an open letter to Minister of Education Rob Fleming, a Prince George mother of two is urging for the Province to allow alternatives to their Stage 2 of the Education Restart Plan.On...

Aug 08, 2020

Northern Health Critical Care executive lead recipient of 2020 'Respect' Award

PRINCE GEORGE-Northern Health announced a recipient for one of its 2020 Dr. Charles Jago Awards.Beth Ann Derksen, executive lead for the Critical Care Program with Northern Health has been awarded the...

Aug 08, 2020

Human remains identified as 34-year-old PG woman

PRINCE GEORGE-The human remains discovered last weekend have been identified by local RCMP.Police say the remains belong to 34-year-old Crystal Chambers from Prince George. The B.C. Coroners Services ...

Aug 07, 2020

Positives from the pandemic

PRINCE GEORGE - COVID-19 has created a time of high anxiety, but there are some positives to come of the pandemic. "There are quite a few of them when you stop and look at them," says Maureen Davis wi...

Aug 07, 2020

'Like a wildfire, COVID-19 has the potential to rapidly burn out of control,': 53 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

VICTORIA-53 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including three epi-linked cases, were reported this afternoon (Aug.7).None of the new cases are in the Northern Health region, the north remains at 93 test-...

Aug 07, 2020

75 recovered cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health

PRINCE GEORGE-Yesterday, Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister, Adrian Dix reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, including one epi-linked case.Two of those ...

Aug 07, 2020

Canada added 419k jobs in July

PRINCE GEORGE-A slightly better than predicted picture on the jobs front. The economy added 419,000 jobs last month and the national jobless rate fell to 10.9 per cent, down from 12.3 per cent in June...

Aug 07, 2020

38 charities across Northern B.C. and Cariboo receive funding support amidst pandemic

PRINCE GEORGE-38 charities across Northern B.C. and the Cariboo are receiving $294,495 to help address organizations emerging needs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.The grants are part of the Emergency Co...

Aug 07, 2020

You'll have to wear a mask before hopping on transit later this month

VICTORIA-As of August 24 you will have to wear a mask when hopping on local transit.BC Transit made the announcement this morning in a media release saying that "in alignment with Translink and other ...

Aug 06, 2020

Red Cross accepting donations for those impacted by Beirut explosion

PRINCE GEORGE - The destruction following Tuesday's blast in Beirut has been immense. But there's also been a human toll for the people of Lebanon due to this catastrophic situation.The explosion kill...

Aug 06, 2020