Prince George

SD 57 continues to feed over 500 students during COVID crisis

PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 has always maintained a school meal and nutrition program to support the health and academic and social functions of vulnerable students. When the COVID pandemic hit...

May 08, 2020

Record breaking unemployment numbers for the month of April

OTTAWA-Record breaking unemployment numbers as the Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, and the spread of COVID-19 forced businesses to shutter temporarily. Stats Canada says the na...

May 08, 2020

Suspicious fire in the Hart

PRINCE GEORGE - A suspicious fire just after 1 a.m. in the 1700 Block of the Hart Highway. Crews arrived to find a large pile of used tires and a 45-foot trailer on fire. The blaze was extinguished. D...

May 08, 2020

150 K in damages in Oak Street apartment fire

PRINCE GEORGE -Damage is pegged at $ 150,000 in an apartment fire in the 2500 block of Oak Street just after 8:30 last night. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a second-story su...

May 08, 2020

West Coast Olefins project moving out of Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - A bit of a pipe bomb dropped during a BC Resources Coalition Facebook Live event with Ken James, West Coast Olefins President & CEO. During the event, James confirmed the project, ...

May 07, 2020

New plan to address Surgical backlog

PRINCE GEORGE - "Slow. That's a good description of it." That's how Dr. Michael Moran, an orthopaedic surgeon describes his office in the past 100 days. But that's about to change. Health Minister Adr...

May 07, 2020

Back to school plan yet to be defined

PRINCE GEORGE - It is time to start thinking about a return to the classroom for B.C. students. That was the message from Premier John Horgan yesterday, as part of his Restart Plan. But he also cautio...

May 07, 2020

Local MP endorses petition against gun ban

PRINCE GEORGE - On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the ban on assault-style firearms in Canada.Since then, a petition that has garnered over 20,000 signatures is calling for the repeal...

May 07, 2020

Westwood Pub brings back the carhop service model

PRINCE GEORGE - Many restaurants during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic were asked to close their public dining areas. Some restaurants remain closed while others offered take-out or delivery serv...

May 07, 2020

Surgery re-introduction 'greater than anything faced by B.C.'s health system'

VICTORIA-On March 16, the province made the decision to postpone surgeries in preparation of a potential influx of COVID-19 patients, and now there's a plan to start them back up, but it isn't going t...

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