Prince George

Police arrest suspect in afternoon assault at Spruceland Mall

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP have arrested a man in connection with an assault that took place in broad daylight on October 5. Just before 1 p.m. on October 5, police received a report of an ass...

Oct 07, 2022

Prince George unemployment rate drops in September

PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy posted a modest gain of 21,000 jobs in September. In the federal agency's latest labour force survey released on Friday, the unemployment ra...

Greg Fry Oct 07, 2022

Officer cleared of wrongdoing: Police watchdog report

PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George RCMP officer has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO), B.C.'s police watchdog. On May 14, 2022, police were flagged down by securit...

Oct 06, 2022

City council candidate Chris Stern says B.C. government needs to do more with mental health, addiction

PRINCE GEORGE - Local businessman and former city employee Chris Stern is in the race for a city council seat in the 2022 municipal election.In a conversation with Stern, he notes while infrastructure...

Oct 06, 2022

Labour Council endorses candidate slate

PRINCE GEORGE - It's not a common occurrence, but this election there is a slate of candidates endorsed by the North Central Labour Council. "Within the labour movement, we still need to pick out a pr...

Oct 06, 2022

UNBC places second in Maclean's university rankings

PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has placed second in the most recent edition of Maclean's magazine university rankings. Out of 19 post-secondary institutions across ...

Oct 06, 2022

BC Taxpayers Federation Calls on Premier Horgan to Axe the Gas Tax

PRINCE GEORGE - A string of oil refinery shutdowns across the Western United States is behind the record high gas prices seen in British Columbia this week. With shutdowns spread across states from Oh...

Oct 05, 2022

Police looking for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant

PRINCE GEORGE - Police in Prince George are asking for the public's help in their search for a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.In a news release, Prince George RCMP say that Bradley Casimel Robert...

Oct 05, 2022

"Every one" of the recommendations in the Prolific Offender Report relevant to PG: Mayor

PRINCE GEORGE - On the heels of the release of a report, complete with 28 recommendations, crafted with the help of the BC Urban Mayors Caucus, Mayor Lyn Hall ran details of the report "Everything tha...

Oct 05, 2022

Worthy Warriors is back

PRINCE GEORGE - The Worthy Warriors campaign is back and Modern Match lingeries is asking for help from the city's women.Celebrating its third annual Worthy Warriors campaign, supporting our most vuln...

Oct 05, 2022