QUESNEL, B.C. - Police have charged a 37-year-old man after an employee was assaulted during a reported theft at a Quesnel liquor store. Quesnel RCMP say officers responded to the West Side Liquor Store around 1 p.m. on Friday, November 6, after getting a report about two men fighting. Police say an employee tried to s...

PRINCE GEORGE - A fire caused major damage to a building on the Hart Highway Sunday night, but no one was hurt.Prince George Fire Rescue said the fire was reported at about 8:20 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the 7000 block of the Hart Highway.Twelve firefighters from three stations responded and found the building full of smoke wi...

PRINCE GEORGE - A resident was sent to the hospital with burns after a fire broke out at a multi-unit residential building in Prince George over the weekend.Prince George Fire Rescue said crews from three stations responded to the 100 block of Ontario Street around midnight on Nov. 7.When firefighters arrived, they fou...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Thousands of residents in and around Prince George are still waiting for their electricity to be restored after a powerful windstorm knocked out power to roughly a third of BC Hydro customers in the area.The outages began Friday as strong winds swept through the region, toppling trees and sending ...

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - One day after their seven-game winning streak came to an end, the Prince George Spruce Kings were able to leave Vancouver Island on a high note. The Spruce Kings defeated the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in Port Alberni Sunday (Nov. 8) 5-3. The Bulldogs struck two minutes in to take a 1-0 lead. The Spru...

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro says its crews continue to make progress restoring power to thousands of customers impacted by Friday's (Nov. 6) windstorm. However, thousands of residents remain without power in Northern B.C. and the Central Interior. With some customers in rural areas north and east of Prince George expected...

PRINCE GEORGE -About 135,000 BC Hydro customers were left in the dark overnight across B.C. as fierce storms continue to batter the province, with the Prince George area being among the hardest hit areas. According to BC Hydro, the peak of the widespread outages came at 1 a.m. on Sunday, amid a second bout of the damag...

PRINCE GEORGE - The men's and women's UNBC Timberwolves basketball teams are left to lick their wounds after a weekend sweep by the UVIC Vikes in Victoria. The women's Timberwolves put up a strong effort but ultimately fell 75-53 on Friday and 73-63 on Saturday. The men's Timberwolves fought hard through the weekend, b...

PRINCE GEORGE -The Prince George Spruce Kings held on to the bitter end Saturday night (Nov. 7), but fell 3-2 in overtime to the Clippers in Nanaimo's Frank Crane Arena. After a scoreless first period, the Clippers opened the scoring at the 10:43 mark of the second frame when Matthew Ross netted the puck on a power pla...

PRICE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars avoided a weekend sweep with a 2-1 overtime win against the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night (Nov. 7) at the CN Centre. After a scoreless first period, the Cougars opened the night's scoring early in the second frame when Kash Andresen netted the puck at the 2:51 mark. The Cougars...

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro said the Prince George area was among the most heavily impacted parts of the province as a wind storm blowing across B.C. left about 80,000 BC Hydro customers without power across the province at its peak on Friday (Nov. 6), with officials expecting more to come. The power company said the stor...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will look to redeem themselves after they fell 4-1 to the Kelowna Rockets in the opening game of their double-header homestand in CN Centre Friday night (Nov. 6). The Cougars struck first just 1:41 into the opening period when Tre Peck scored to give Prince George a 1-0 lead. K...

PRINCE GEORGE - Researchers and professionals from across British Columbia are gathering in Prince George to better understand the province's changing snowpack and what those changes could mean for communities in the north.The B.C. SnowShop is a two-day workshop being held Nov. 5 and 6 at UNBC's Prince George campus. T...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - They served in the same wars, wore the same uniforms and faced the same dangers, but many Indigenous veterans returned home to a country that did not treat them the same as the soldiers they fought beside.On Sunday, Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 will come togethe...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The shelves are busy and so are the people at local organizations trying to keep them stocked.Demand for food support continues to climb in Prince George, reflecting a national trend that has nearly one in three Canadians skipping meals or eating less because they cannot afford groceries.The Salva...

PRINCE GEORGE - A former firefighter used his emergency training to help people who were hurt after a shuttle bus crashed south of Mackenzie. According to BC Highway Patrol, about 20 passengers and the driver were hurt, with injuries from minor to serious. Police got the report around 9:10 a.m. on Nov. 4. Rich Rogers w...

PRINCE GEORGE- For Prince George's Kadric Mujcin, Wednesday night was more than just another hockey game. It was the realization of a childhood dream as the local product made his Western Hockey League debut with the Prince George Cougars in front of family, friends, and hometown fans at the CN Centre.The 16-year-old f...

PRINCE GEORGE - A legal battle between the Prince George Airport Authority Inc. and its former president and CEO, Geoff Ritchie, has expanded after Ritchie filed a counterclaim alleging wrongful dismissal and bad-faith conduct by the airport authority following his termination last month. The dispute stems from Ritchie...

PRINCE GEORGE - Some amphibians are hard to spot when they cross the trails near Shane Lake. That's why a Prince George resident is working to move them out of harm's way so people don't accidentally step on them.Shane Lake is located in Forests for the World, a 106-hectare park on Cranbrook Hill in Prince George. The ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Some amphibians are hard to spot when they cross the trails near Shane Lake. That's why a Prince George resident is working to move them out of harm's way so people don't accidentally step on them.Shane Lake is located in Forests for the World, a 106-hectare park on Cranbrook Hill in Prince George. The ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Residents are invited to usher in the holiday season as the City of Prince George hosts its Annual Civic Light Up on Friday, Nov. 27.This year's celebration will feature a new attraction for the first time in the event's 31-year history: a synchronized aerial drone show presented by Drone Light Show Can...

UPDATE (10:10am) - Prince George RCMP have provided an update into the MVI that has slowed traffic on Highway 97 north of Bear Lake. Prince George RCMP are investigating a motor vehicle incident that occurred on Highway 97 north of Bear Lake on November 6, 2026.Emergency responders attended the scene following reports ...

UPDATE (10:15 a.m.): A special weather statement has been upgraded to a wind warning for the Prince George area.Environment Canada says wind gusts from 80 to 100 km/h are expected for the Prince George, Lakes District, McGregor, North Cariboo and Stuart-Nechako regions for Friday afternoon and evening."As the low ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The federal government is promising billions of dollars in new support for Canada's struggling forestry sector as part of Budget 2026, with investments aimed at modernizing mills, strengthening fibre supply and developing higher-value forest products.The measures could have significant implications for ...

PRINCE GEORGE- The College Heights Cougars are city champions after defeating the Duchess Park Condors in straight sets to claim the 2026 Senior Boys Volleyball City Championship.The victory was especially meaningful for a Cougars team that came up short in last year's championship match. This time, College Heights com...

For some people walking through the doors of a Prince George employment and training expo, the next job opportunity may be only a conversation away.Employers, training organizations and service providers have gathered for the two-day WorkBC Training Expo, an event organizers say is designed to connect people not only w...

PRINCE GEORGE - For more than a decade, cancer has repeatedly returned to Dean Coleman's life.Now, after three major diagnoses and multiple surgeries, the B.C. man says he is facing a different kind of fight: gaining public funding for a treatment his medical team has recommended, but which he says falls outside provin...

PRINCE GEORGE - A suspected fatal grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola has renewed focus on how hikers can prepare before entering bear country.Jenny Balcarras and her daughter, 20-year-old Selah Reed, were reported missing before their remains were found in the west trail area of the Snooka trail system. Their bodies we...