Prince George

Northern Health shatters another daily record with 50 new cases of COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE - For the second time this week, Northern Health has shattered single-day case records counting 50 new cases of COVID-19 reported Friday.Provincially, BC totalled 711 new cases of COVID-...

Dec 04, 2020

Different display at Exploration Place

PRINCE GEORGE - In a break from tradition, Exploration Place has a display set up along the windows this holiday season, rather than on a tree in the atrium. "This would have been its 25th anniversary...

Dec 04, 2020

Enhanced visiting measures still in place for Gateway and UNHBC

PRINCE GEORGE - Following a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 at Gateway Lodge and University Hospital of Northern BC, Northern Health is carrying out enhanced COVID - 19 precautionary measures. Family a...

Dec 04, 2020

Gang Enforcement Team returns to Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - For the third time in as many months last weekend, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia's Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) paid Prince George a visit.Fr...

Dec 04, 2020

Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November

PRINCE GEORGE- The rate of job growth continued to slow in November with the economy adding 62,000 jobs, down from 84,000 in October. The gains were mostly focused in full-time work,according to Stats...

Dec 04, 2020

COVID-19 exposures at two Prince George schools

PRINCE GEORGE - Two more Covid-19 exposures in Prince George schools. One at Peden Hill Elementary School between November 17 and the 20 and another at Sacred Heart Elementary School from November 25 ...

Dec 03, 2020

Northern Health transferring patients

PRINCE GEORGE - The ongoing COVID response is putting a strain on resources in Northern Health, a region that was not seeing the case numbers that other regions were seeing. It prompted Northern Healt...

Dec 03, 2020

Social issues downtown continues to frustrate business owners, City

PRINCE GEORGE - A businesswoman downtown is once again raising questions about how problematic activity is being handled on her street. Jacqueline Marion, owner of Special Beauty Parlor & Day Spa ...

Dec 03, 2020

Student idea leads to 11 years of student-driven counselling services

PRINCE GEORGE - It's been 11 years since UNBC's Dr. Linda O'Neill and a student of hers worked together to bring a low-cost low-barrier counselling service to Prince George. "A student, Ryan James, wr...

Dec 03, 2020

Precautionary outbreak Gateway and UHNBC

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health is implementing enhanced COVID-19 precautions at Gateway Lodge following lab confirmation of a single covid-positive case in a staff member. The health authority says c...

Dec 03, 2020