Category Archives: Prince George

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent in August, ticking up for the first time in seven months. According to the federal agency's latest labour force survey, the econo...

PRINCE GEORGE - Mayor Lyn Hall weighed in on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. "Well, she means a significant amount to Prince George. You know, she was here in 1994 for the opening of the university...

PRINCE GEORGE -Trudy Klassen has launched her campaign for a seat on Prince George City Council.Asked about her priorities if elected, she pointed to the need for housing in the city."One of my main f...

PRINCE GEORGE - Long-time incumbent City Councillor Garth Frizzell has announced he's running for re-election.Frizzell was first elected in 2008 and is also an instructor at the College of New Caledon...

RCMP say Myles Sanderson, a suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage northeast of Saskatoon over the weekend, has been taken into custody. They say he was found near the town of Rosthern, Sask., on the fo...

PRINCE GEORGE -Update: RCMP say this person is no longer wanted by policeEarlier: Local Mounties are seeking your help in locating a man wanted on multiple sex charges.Forty-one-year-old Michael Platt...

PRINCE GEORGE- Local Mounties were out bright and early Wednesday morning to remind parents and drivers to slow down when entering school zones as kids return to their studies this week."We're here re...

PRINCE GEORGE - A structure fire resulted in $300,000 in damages to a home on the 4000 block of Chestnut Drive this morning (Sept.7).Prince George Fire Rescue say 19 members from four halls responded ...

VICTORIA - Good news on the labour front.This as the provincial government and the BC General Employees' Union's public service bargaining committee have reached a tentative deal.It follows months of ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Motorists beware. A single-vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer shortly after 1 a.m. this morning has caused a traffic disruption on Highway 16 West near Jutland Road. "The inc...