- Blog
- Homepage
-
Police make arrests, seize weapons following shootings in Quesnel…
QUESNEL, BC: Over the past five days, the Quesnel RCMP responded to three firearm related calls, including a drive-by shooting in the downtown core… On September 16, 2020, at approximately midnight, a man fell victim of a targeted shooting while he sat in his parked vehicle on the 200 block of Reid Street. The investigation…
-
Landmark new agreement lays out path for reconciliation with Lake Babine Nation…
VICTORIA, BC: Lake Babine Nation, Canada and the Province of British Columbia have signed a landmark new reconciliation agreement that sets the foundation for a 20-year journey to implement and recognize Lake Babine Nation rights and title, leading to greater prosperity, partnership and economic development that benefits everyone in the region for generations to come. …
-
Restart funding to support transit services people count on…
VANCOUVER, BC: People throughout B.C. will continue to have safe, reliable and affordable public transportation options, with federal and provincial confirmation that TransLink, BC Transit and BC Ferries will share more than $1 billion under the federal/provincial Safe Restart Agreement announced earlier this summer, cost-shared 50-50 by both governments. “People all across British Columbia rely…
-
Police investigating two more shots fired incidents in Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: At approximately 9:00 PM, on Thursday September 17, 2020, the Prince George RCMP received a report of shots fired at a residence in the 400 block of Quinn Street… Officers attended the area and located a residence that had been shot at numerous times in what is believed to be a drive-by…
-
One person deceased following vehicle vs. train…
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC: On Tuesday, Sept 15, 2020, at 5:59 PM, officers were called to a report of a crash involving a Nissan Versa and a CN Rail Train at a marked rail crossing… Police say the vehicle was southbound on the Soda Creek Town Site Road when the driver crossed a stop sign controlled…
-
New plan maps next steps forward in B.C.’s economic recovery…
Premier John Horgan and Carole James, Minister of Finance, have released Stronger BC for Everyone: BC’s Economic Recovery Plan. The plan outlines the latest steps the Government of British Columbia is taking to help people, businesses and communities recover and come out of COVID-19 stronger and better prepared. B.C.’s total provincial response to the COVID-19…
-
Early morning shooting on Upland Street…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: At approximately 2:15 AM on Thursday September 17, 2020, the Prince George RCMP received multiple reports from the public of shots fired on Upland Street near 20 Avenue in Prince George. Frontline officers attended the area and located an adult male with a single gunshot wound. The man was transported to hospital for treatment…
-
Powerful, tall microscopes help scientists uncover possible COVID-19 treatment…
Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine are working with microscopes—some up to 13 feet tall—to help prevent and treat COVID-19. The research team, led by Sriram Subramaniam, a professor in UBC’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology, is using a powerful imaging technique known as cryo-electron microscopy to take pictures at near-atomic resolution to see…
-
Can you ID this man?..
DAWSON CREEK, BC: On August 14, 2020, Police in Dawson Creek were notified that an unknown male had damaged an ATM at a local bank… Surveillance video documented the male throwing a pop on the ATM causing excessive damage to the unit. Dawson Creek RCMP have; thus far, been unable to identify the suspect and…
-
New public health order to help slow B.C.’s overdose crisis…
To help stop overdoses and save lives, Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, has issued a public health order to increase the number of health professionals authorized to help people at risk for overdose access safer alternatives to the toxic street drug supply, as B.C. works to update prescribing guidance. “We know the pandemic has…
-
Police investigating Drive-by shooting
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Police are investigating following an early morning drive-by shooting in a residential area of the city. Just after 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday September 15th, 2020, the Prince George RCMP received multiple reports of shots fired in the McIntyre Crescent area of Prince George. Frontline officers immediately attended the area and located evidence…
-
Charges approved against male suspect involved in B&E…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Charges have been approved after a suspect was caught in the act of breaking into a local business last month… Just after midnight on Tuesday August 11, 2020, the Prince George RCMP’s Street Crew Unit interrupted a break & enter in progress at a business on the 2300 block of Ospika Boulevard…
-
Driver crawled to safety following collision…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: A local man is recovering after a single vehicle collision left him stranded without help for two days… Police say just after 4:00 p.m. on Thursday September 10, 2020, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a suspicious circumstance on Ness Lake Road, north of Prince George. An off duty emergency…
-
Traffic signal installation starting today at College Heights intersection…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: The City of Prince George is starting construction today on a project to upgrade the intersection of Domano Boulevard and St. Lawrence Avenue/Gladstone Drive in lower College Heights. The operation will install traffic signals to help facilitate development, improve network access for the surrounding residential and recreational areas, and improve intersection road…
-
New motion picture fund backs B.C. stories…
LANGLEY, BC: BC creators and producers will receive help to get projects off the ground, with new government funding targeted for the motion picture industry as it restarts. “The past few months have shown us how quickly the motion picture industry can change,” said Premier John Horgan. “This new fund will help B.C.’s domestic film…
PJXM Prince George 