PINE PASS -Old Man Winter may rear its head again Monday.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement with potential for heavy snow in the Peace River District and Highway 97, east of the Pine Pass."Snowfall accumulation across the regions will be highly variable with higher accumulations more likely ...

CHETWYND -Update: Highway 97 just south of Chetwynd has reopened to single-lane alternating traffic.In addition to that, the evacuation order for the area has been lifted and an alert has been issued instead.Earlier: The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) has issued an evacuation order for the Wildmare Creek near Che...

SMITHERS - Singing in both Spanish and English, Alex Cuba is an award-winning international musical artist from Cuba who will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Northern British Columbia during the 2024 Convocation ceremony at the Prince George campus on May 31. Previously receiving an hon...

PRINCE GEORGE - Starting the end of May, residents can expect changes when it comes to recycling collection According to the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, the contractor who currently provides the recycling drop off bins and hauling services is unable to continue the service past May 31. "This means the...

QUESNEL - It was exciting news when the city of Quesnel announced they were the 3rd expansion team to join the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The first time the city has had junior hockey since 2011.Tracy Mero will take the reigns as the new owner and president of the team after he bought and relo...

VANDERHOOF -BC Wildfire Service began "controlled burn trials" at the Vanderhoof airport, on Thursday, April 18. The smoke from the burning may impact nearby residents and the burns will be conducted intermittently over the next several weeks.BC Wildfire Service also says any smoke produced by the burn is exp...

VANCOUVER - The Association of Mineral Exploration (AME) has reacted to this week's federal budget.On a positive note, it says that the extension of the mineral exploration tax credit (METC) until March 31, 2025 encourages continued investment in the industry by providing incentives that enable the continued growth of ...

DAWSON CREEK - Mounties in Dawson Creek say a standoff that started Tuesday night ended peacefully.RCMP say that at 5 p.m. Tuesday night they received a report of a suicidal man at a home in the city."After approximately two hours of negotiation the male was successfully taken into custody without any injury,"...

MCBRIDE : Update: RCMP have located Tara and say she is safe and sound. No other information will be released. Earlier: Mounties need your help finding a missing Prince George woman. RCMP say Tara Ann-Marie Schwab was last seen at around 5 a.m. Monday morning (April 15) at the Petro Can in McBride. Police say she lives...

BURNS LAKE - Rio Tinto has made a $600,000 donation to go towards Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) Burns Lake Foundry centre.CSFS says the money will go towards the construction and operation of the centre. "With such a big endeavour as building a centre from the ground up to meet the needs of youth in Burns ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Tsay Keh Dene where two people were located deceased and one man was shot by police. On April 9, Tsay Keh Dene RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in a residence with injuries to multiple ...

OTTAWA - Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Taylor Bachrach participated in hearings in Ottawa this week where he questioned the federal government on rural post office closures.He pointed the questions towards officials from Canada Post and Public Services and Procurement Canada on the closure of 600 post offices since 1994...