Prince George

After the cancelled Boston Marathon, local woman runs own version in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - Matija Tiani trained for months to run in the Boston Marathon. On Monday she had planned to run the 42.2 kilometre race that she had qualified for the second time. The marathon was pos...

Apr 21, 2020

$350 million for non-profits and community organizations amidst COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA-More support for charities and non-profits amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, that is what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this morning (Apr.21).$350 million are being allotted to support co...

Apr 21, 2020

"We were already short nurses": State of Northern nursing amidst COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE - The state of nursing has long been faced with its struggles.The globe has been faced with staffing shortages of nurses well before the shortages of medical masks and gowns.In February ...

Apr 20, 2020 courtesy of Canadian Press

The question of taxes remains in the air

PRINCE GEORGE - Homeowners will have to wait a while longer to find out what the tax levy for the coming year will look like. That's because a Finance and Audit Committee was unable to settle on what ...

Apr 20, 2020

PG man arrested and charged for break and enter and arson

PRINCE GEORGE-A man is in custody after forcing his way into a home and lighting a shed on fire.Prince George RCMP say that just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 19th they received a report of a disturb...

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Educational Assistant's roles are evolving due to COVID-19 crisis

VICTORIA-Education Assistants (EA) across the province have had to find creative and compassionate ways to interact with their students remotely, according to the province.In a release by the Ministry...

Apr 20, 2020 Photo Courtesy Keung1616 | Dreamstime.com

The Quarantine Fairy Project

PRINCE GEORGE- For some people, during this time of self-isolation has brought on a feeling of loneliness. While some use social media to maintain their relationships with friends to combat the loneli...

Apr 20, 2020

Crews douse shed fire

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue made quick work of a shed fire Sunday night.Assistant Fire Chief Peter Brbot says crews from three halls responded to the fire in the 7800 block of Kelly Road...

Apr 20, 2020

Drug bust on Spruce Street

PRINCE GEORGE - A busy Saturday morning for the Prince George RCMP who executed a search warrant at a home on the 2100 block of Spruce Street.Cpl. Sonya Blom says the search warrant yielded several gr...

Apr 18, 2020

Facebook group brings volunteers together to help others through pandemic

PRINCE GEORGE - It has been over a month since the COVID-19 pandemic has started forcing people to make significant changes in their lives. But also in that time, there has been a lot of work to help ...

Apr 18, 2020