Category Archives: Prince George
Conservative leadership hopeful in Prince George Friday night
PRINCE GEORGE - One of the nine candidates for leader of the Conservative Party of BC is in Prince George Friday night.Iain Black is taking aim at the NDP's recent provincial budget and he's not impre...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Iain Black)
CNC Faculty Association blasts administration for Fort St. James campus closure
FORT ST. JAMES - The College of New Caledonia's Faculty Association (FACNC) says CNC is closing the door on Fort St. James and regional learners with the upcoming closure of the campus there."Although...
Mar 13, 2026
Year-over-year unemployment rate drops in Prince George despite 'weak' national jobs report
PRINCE GEORGE - 5.2 per cent.That was the unemployment rate in Prince George in February, 2026. Statistics Canada said that was the three-month average from December through to February. The unemploym...
Mar 13, 2026
Canadians paying hundreds of dollars a year in "theft tax"
PRINCE GEORGE - According to a report from the Save our Streets Organization, Canadians are paying an annual "theft tax" of $590 due to retail theft, violence, and vandalism. The organization's Co-fou...
Mar 12, 2026 Boarded up windows aren't too difficult to find in downtown Prince George, as business owners across the province continue to raise concerns surrounding crime and public safety.
'Silence protects systems': Survivor of clergy sexual abuse says it's incredibly daunting to take action against the Catholic Church
PRINCE GEORGE - When Leona Huggins was just twelve years, she was sexually abused by a priest. The priest who harmed her served a 10-month sentence and was later reassigned to ministry. Leona now supp...
Mar 12, 2026 Leona Huggins, Vice President, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
Safe Streets Bylaw report released
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a gathering of community members who had any connection to downtown Prince George. The City and local social services agencies, all gathered to hear about the conclusion of four...
Mar 12, 2026 Safe Streets Bylaw
Likes, shares, and care, City’s first social media telethon supports hospice
PRINCE GEORGE - A new kind of fundraiser is happening in Prince George today. It's a 12-hour telethon on social media to support Prince George Hospice House. Organizers say this is the first event lik...
Mar 12, 2026
Update: Highway 97 opens to single lane alternating traffic following 'Multiple vehicle incidents'
HIXON - Update: Drive BC says the highway has opened to single-lane alternating traffic.Earlier: (11:05): Motorists beware.Drive BC says "multiple vehicle incidents" at the bottom of Woodpecker Hill h...
Mar 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Drive BC)
Healing Fires celebrate third anniversary milestone
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Courthouse was packed with people outside, as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the third anniversary of healing fires. "It's amazing, it's beautiful to witnes...
Mar 11, 2026 This healing fire brought hundreds of people to the court house, where you could enjoy a lunch, listen to drummers, access many community supports, and more.
BC Conservative leadership hopeful pays the city a visit
PRNICE GEORGE - Conservative Party of BC leadership hopeful Darrell Jones visited Prince George today (March 11).Jones was here listening to what the membership had to say. And he acknowledges the con...
Mar 11, 2026 Darrell Jones