Crime & Courts

Downtown Advocates want zero tolerance

PRINCE GEORGE - Zero tolerance. That is what the Prince George Business Owners Advocacy Group is demanding after City Council voted to fund additional police presence in the downtown. "It's long-time ...

Feb 27, 2020

Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband's shooting death

OTTAWA - An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial. Deborah Doonanco was found guilty in November 2016 of second-d...

Feb 18, 2020

Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier Calgary jobs

CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate duri...

Feb 13, 2020

RCMP looking for Dawson Creek man considered armed, dangerous

DAWSON CREEK - North District RCMP is seeking the public's help in locating a wanted Dawson Creek man. Stacy Ray Laglace, 32, is wanted on multiple un-endorsed warrants and police say should be consid...

Jan 04, 2020 Photos courtesy RCMP

Local RCMP partner with Amazon

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP have a new crime-fighting tool at their disposal and it's the first of its kind in Canada. The local Mounties have partnered with Amazon to tackle porch pirates with...

Dec 11, 2019

Strimbold gets two years less a day

SMITHERS - After a lengthy process, former Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold has been sentenced in BC Supreme Court.Strimbold faces two years less a day jail time. He was charged with four counts of sex...

Dec 04, 2019 Luke Strimbold (right), Photo Courtesy Trevor Hewitt, Smithers Interior News

Enforcing panhandling, aggressive behaviour bylaws comes with many challenges

PRINCE GEORGE - On the heels of an aggressive panhandling bylaw recently being implemented in Maple Ridge, the question can be asked about what could be done to address that issue in Prince George.Dif...

Nov 26, 2019

City in Crisis: The downtown

PRINCE GEORGE - "He's gonna talk to them and get them to start moving before the other business owners come to work."That's Cst Trevor Hurley describing the events every morning in the downtown, when ...

Nov 18, 2019

RCMP spread awareness about senior crime prevention

PRINCE GEORGE - One of the issues the RCMP is making the public aware of through Crime Prevention Week is Seniors Safety. There are a few different areas where seniors are most vulnerable including fr...

Nov 05, 2019

Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence

Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...

Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)