PRINCE GEORGE - A motion brought forward by Prince George City Councillor Kyle Sampson to explore the idea of establishing an Annual Citizen Recognition Medal Program. While some may have expected a relatively quick discussion around the topic, it was anything but, as the City Council meeting turned into a lengthy deba...

PRINCE GEORGE - It was fifty years ago. Eight young men - all students from Prince George Senior Secondary School - ventured into the Willow River for a canoeing trip. It ended in tragedy. And the fate of the Willow River Eight remains an indelible piece of Prince George history. Alumni of that class gathered Thursday ...

PRINCE GEORGE -Update: CN has provided more details on Friday morning's train derailment.CN says four cars carrying coal derailed, with one of the railcars on its side and the other three upright.There are no reports of injuries, leaks, or fires and no crossings are currently blocked. The cause of the incident is under...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Exploration Place has partnered with Tourism Prince George for their inaugural Merry Morning at the Museum. This festive event takes place on December 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and children can get in free. "A Merry Morning at the Museum represents what we're all about-bringing families to...

VICTORIA - There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned. The Office of the Premier issued a brief statement Friday saying that Raj Chouhan has been confirmed to serve again as the Speaker of the legislature, so there is no need to hold a sitting. Premier David Eby previou...

Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds. The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island'...

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn't attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school. A statement from Campbell River Fire Chief Dan Verdun says they responded to a report of a fire in Carihi Secondary School late Thursday night. Verdun's statement says the fire wa...

RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say a man has been arrested for allegedly uttering threats against police while livestreaming on a social media platform. RCMP say they received the complaint about the man on Friday morning as he stood outside Richmond City Hall. Police say officers flooded the area and made an a...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a "tragic accident" triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involv...

A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors says. Chloe Robinson said reported strikes represent a fraction of thei...

Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds. The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island'...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a "tragic accident" triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involv...

MONTREAL - Quebec's pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an alleged scheme to give hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the trio were in...

OTTAWA - A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man is telling a coroner's inquest that his goal was to "distract" Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest. Ottawa Police Const. Daniel Montsion is among those testifying at the inquest into Abdi's death f...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under Jordan's Principle which is meant to ensure First Nations children don't wait to receive assistance because of jurisdictional battles. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society raised concerns that Ottawa was t...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that the federal government will remove the goods and services tax...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Two men have been convicted by a Minnesota jury of charges related to human smuggling for participating in a scheme that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard, according to a prosecution spokesperson. Harshkumar Ram...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - A jury has reached verdicts for two men facing charges in a human smuggling case that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard. The jury's decision is expected to be announced in court shortly. Harshkumar Ramanlal Pate...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas' education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms. The curriculum adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected...

VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) - A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family statement sent to Australian media. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition in a hospital in Bangkok for days following the poisoning in Laos more than a week ago....

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A man convicted in the 1994 killing of a female hitchhiker in Alabama was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's third execution using nitrogen gas. Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southern Alabama following the use of the...

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was a unanimous pick to win his second American League Most Valuable Player Award in three seasons on Thursday, easily outdistancing Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Shohei Ohtani was expected to win the National League honor later Thursday, his third MVP and ...