The Prince George Cougars have signed 2003-born defenceman Hudson Thornton to a Western Hockey League (WHL) standard player agreement. Thornton was drafted by the Cougars […]
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Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam issued the following statement today: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create stress and anxiety for many […]
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall for Prince George and the Pine Pass with total amounts of 10 to 15cm is expected. A strong frontal […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning My earliest memories of baseball revolve around the 1969 Chicago Cubs. Enthusiasm just resonated off Wrigley Field as the […]
Shirley Bond will keep her interim job for another year. The Prince George-Valemount MLA was given the job at the BC Liberals’ interim leader after […]
A number of long guns were stolen from a house on Cuddie Crescent Thursday. Police say the residence had been broken into and that a […]
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response […]
Seniors in need of affordable rental homes and those who require on-site dementia care support will soon benefit from a new development under construction in […]
With a price-tag now estimated to be $16 billion, the province is continuing to forge ahead with building the Site C dam. Premier John Horgan […]
It is no easy task finding a basketball player who can, quite literally, do everything well on the court. It is even more rare to […]
Health Canada has authorized two vaccines; the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, and developed in partnership with Oxford University, and, the Serum Institute of India’s […]
The 150th anniversary of British Columbia joining Canada arrives at a time when people and institutions are being asked to reckon with the foundational impacts […]
A diagnosis of dementia can bring on worry and anxiety about the changes one is going to experience. Preparing for legal, health-care and financial decisions […]
St. John Ambulance BC & Yukon have officially launched their newest campaign, Start Me Up BC, an initiative created to save more lives from sudden […]
The body of a 35-year-old Fernie man was recovered from an avalanche debris field near Valemount Wednesday. The man was one of a group three […]
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response […]
A new Ipsos survey reveals that most drivers believe that texting (95 per cent), talking (88 per cent), or even just looking at (80 per […]
With spring possibly around the corner, researchers in B.C. are waiting for bats to appear from hibernation. Just like seeing snowdrops and daffodils, seeing an […]
It has been an exciting year for UBC Northern Medical Program graduate Dr. Gurkirat Kaur Kandola. After finishing medical school last spring, she then entered […]
Funding is available again in the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) for business and property owners to improve their commercial building frontages. The 2020 Business Façade […]
BC Liberal Critic for Transportation and Infrastructure Michael Lee is calling on the NDP to immediately renew funding for BC Bus North before it expires […]
Biathlon Canada announced the team for the 2021 Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships to be held Feb.24 to Mar. 7, 2021 in Obertilliach, Austria. […]
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response […]
Two people are in custody following incident early Thursday morning that saw a police cruiser hit by a stolen vehicle. Police received a report shortly […]
Lheidli T’enneh Nation and McLeod Lake Indian Band are now looking to develop their own petrochemical plant. The bands have announced they finalizing an agreement […]
From Tripoli to Baku, and several points in-between, Turkey finds itself today on the front-lines of many regional conflicts. Meanwhile, on the home front, alleged […]
Editor: My name is Richard Behn. I am a Dene Elder and citizen. I hold no elected office. I speak for myself and my […]
There are times when the term Blacktop Blockhead doesn’t describe deeply enough the sheer stupidity of some drivers. I had the misfortune of seeing three […]
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response […]
City council has decided to lessen the borrowing burden on the city in building the new pool downtown. The federal and provincial governments granted the […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Instead of focusing on getting Canadians back to work, rebuilding our economy and securing our nation’s future, […]
If you were hoping for one last dip in the Four Seasons Pool before it gets demolished, you’re out of luck. City council decided Monday […]
The Fort Nelson First Nation is voicing its support for Peak Renewables’ planned purchase of Canfor’s forest tenure in the region. The proposed $30 million […]
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response […]
The Prince George Community Foundation has awarded a total of $100,256 to four social purpose organizations across northern B.C. and the Cariboo as part of […]
City council is poised to make a decision tonight on whether to permanently close the Four Seasons Pool. On March 16 last year the Four […]
Ongoing monitoring and testing has identified additional COVID-19 cases associated with an outbreak declared by NH Medical Health Officers on February 10, at the Pretium […]
The following is a list of recent possible COVID-19 exposures at schools in the North. COVID-19 school notification process: If a student or teacher receives […]
BY HARRY BAINS Minister of Labour VICTORIA – We all know about or have personally felt the effects of the forestry industry’s downturn over the […]
HAZELTON – Drivers are advised the weight restrictions for the Kispiox Bridge have been raised from eight tonnes to 30 tonnes. This change will allow […]
Several Prince George Spruce Kings have tested positive for COVID-19. The team is following all of the Northern Health recommended protocols moving forward. At this […]
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, issued the following statement today: As COVID-19 activity continues in Canada, we are tracking a range of epidemiological […]
Without nature’s help, “we will not thrive or even survive,” the UN chief said on Thursday, launching a major report on the environment. “For too long, […]
It took a couple of tries, but the RCMP managed to stop the driver of a stolen truck from the Yukon Saturday morning. Shortly after […]
A frontal system approaching the B.C. coast will move across the B.C. Interior later today spreading snow the Williston region and the Pine Pass beginning […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I recently showed Steven Spielberg’s classic film about the Holocaust, Schindler’s List, to a group of students. Watching Nazi […]
Dr. Réka Gustafson, B.C.’s deputy provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 […]
Ford of Canada and Prince George Ford have donated a 2020 Ford F-150 and a 2020 Ford Expedition to the College of New Caledonia (CNC) […]
Early vaccine effectiveness results from British Columbia (B.C.) show the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-19 in long term care residents […]
There’s nothing like a cold snap to prove the value of reliable energy and energy-efficiency. And with temperatures dropping to almost -40 degrees Celsius last […]
The Cariboo Regional District’s 2021 budget has been drafted and the Board is looking for public input before the final version is adopted. An easy-to-understand […]
The Prince George RCMP responded to two reports of break-and-enter in the early morning hours of February 15. The first break-and-enter occurred at 2:50 a.m. […]
The B.C. Ministry of Health is investing in B.C. Interior research universities to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on communities […]
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response […]
Funding for the dedicated molecular diagnostic lab is now complete thanks to a significant donation from Canfor of $100,000. This represents roughly one-third of the […]
Groundhogs are cute and, if you believe the folklore, they’re clever about forecasting our weather. Two weeks ago, three fan favourite groundhogs gave their annual […]
Dayi Clayton Pountney is very pleased that Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside has appointed two special advisors to probe the governance practices of the School District […]