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  • Police investigate robberies with ties to a dating app “Grindr”…

    The Dawson Creek RCMP is sending out another warning message to people who use the dating app “Grindr”… Back in March 2023, RCMP say two robberies in the city had ties with the dating app. In both of the March cases, the victims met a person online, arranged to meet up only to be robbed…

  • Located… Have you seen Dylan Blair Skerik?..

    FORT ST. JOHN Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 6:56 pm. Updated on April 19, 2023 at 2:12 pm UPDATE: Located safe as of April 19, 2023. All photos have been removed and the Facebook post deleted. — Police in Fort St. John are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person… Missing is…

  • Help on the way for local book, magazine publishers…

    VICTORIA Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 5:12 pm To help B.C.’s book and magazine publishers address immediate challenges and give the broader publishing industry the support it needs to thrive in the future, the Province is providing $600,000 over the next three years. “In honour of BC Book Day, we celebrate our domestic publishing industry,”…

  • Nearly 600 lives lost to unregulated drugs in first three months of 2023…

    VICTORIA Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 5:00 pm More than seven years after the declaration of a public-health emergency, the toxic, unregulated drug supply continues to claim the lives of British Columbians in record numbers, according to preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service. “On April 14, we once again observed the anniversary of the…

  • Body pulled from Kiskatinaw River identified…

    DAWSON CREEK Tuesday, April 18, 2023 |2:12 pm The North District RCMP is asking for the public’s help after a man’s body was pulled from Kiskatinaw River over the weekend… Police are asking anyone who saw Christopher Engman between April 12 and April 15, 2023, to report any information to the RCMP. Engman may have…

  • ⚠️UPDATE 2… 5th Ave CLOSED between Alward and Watrous Streets due to watermain break…

    UPDATE 2: Opened to traffic. — UPDATE: The City of Prince George says the area could be open by 1:30 pm today. — Motorists and pedestrians be advised that 5th Ave between Alward and Watrous Streets is closed due to a watermain break on 5th Ave. The repair is expected to last at least 8…

  • Avalanche claims one life near Invermere…

    BRITISH COLUMBIA Sunday, April 16, 2023 | 2:45 pm A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche on Saturday in southeastern BC… Avalanche Canada says a party of 3 was snowmobiling in the Thunderwater Lake riding area, above Whirlpool Lake, when two of the riders triggered an avalanche near a rocky feature on the mountain slope.…

  • North District Major Crime investigating after body pulled from Kiskatinaw River…

    DAWSON CREEK Sunday, April 16, 2023 | 12:06 pm Police in Dawson Creek are asking for the public’s help after a man’s body was found in the Kiskatinaw River on Saturday… Police say on April 15, 2023, officers were called to the Kiskatinaw Bridge on the Old Alaska Highway following the discovery. Investigators are working…

  • New emergency department, ICU open at GR Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel…

    Quesnel Friday, April 14, 2023 | 9:57 am People in the North Cariboo will have better access to health care at GR Baker Memorial Hospital as construction completes on a new emergency department and intensive care unit (ICU). The new addition was built on the territory of the Lhtako Dene Nation and will open on…

  • Spring Wildfire Outlook for British Columbia…

    BRITISH COLUMBIA Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 3:27 pm October 2022 was one of the driest and warmest Octobers on record with daytime highs consistently 4-10 degrees above normal. British Columbia saw very limited precipitation during what is typically a wet month. With very limited moisture, drought conditions in forests were much higher than normal…

  • UPDATE – WANTED – Clarissa Pearl MCPHEE…

    FORT ST. JOHN Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 1:55 pm. Last updated on May 3, 2023 at 8:16 am UPDATE: Clarissa turned herself in to the RCMP on May 2, 2023. We have removed the photos. — The Fort St. John RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a Wanted woman… Police are…

  • ARRESTED – WANTED – Levi Kade LARSON…

    FORT ST. JOHN Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 1:52 pm. UPDATED on May 10, 2023 at 3:30 pm. LARSON has been arrested. He was arrested during a traffic stop. As of May 10, 2023. — The Fort St. John RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a Wanted man… Police are looking Levi…

  • Police arrest man following violent disturbance at a local business last week…

    PRINCE GEORGE Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 1:36 pm One man has been arrested following a violent crime last week in Prince George… Police say on April 7, just before 10 PM, officers received a report of a man causing a disturbance at a local gas station on Range Road. Witnesses told police that a…

  • Council calls for greater consultation with Federal Government on policing costs…

    PRINCE GEORGE Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 10:20 am City Council approved a call on April 12 to join the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in requesting the federal government meaningfully consult with local governments on Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) policing costs in the future. “We are proud to join with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities…

  • Dedicated hubs target repeat violent offenders across B.C…

    KELOWNA Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | 2:14 pm The Province is helping keep people safe by creating hubs of police, dedicated prosecutors and probation officers focused on tackling repeat violent offending in every region of the province. Twelve hubs are part of the Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative, which is focused on targeted enforcement as…