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  • Province helping legions continue to support veterans and their families…

    VICTORIA, BC: The Province is providing new relief funding to ensure legions can continue providing essential community services to its 47,000 members in B.C., including veterans and their families. The Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command will receive $1.5 million in one-time support to help offset the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic and recent circuit-breaker…

  • Second “Boost and Bust” project nabs 19 shoplifting suspects…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: The Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit (DSU) worked with Loss Prevention Officers from the London Drugs in Parkwood Mall to target repeat shoplifters during two separate, two-day periods… On April 29 and 30, and May 17 and 18, three members from the Downtown Safety Unit and one frontline member ran a…

  • Toxic illicit drugs claim another 176 British Columbians in April…

    VICTORIA, BC: Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms at least 176 British Columbians were lost to toxic illicit drugs in April, bringing the total number of deaths recorded in 2021 to 680. “Once again, we’re reminded that the scale of this public health emergency is truly unprecedented,” said Lisa Lapointe, chief coroner. “I…

  • Minimum wage surpasses $15/hour in B.C. begins today…

    VICTORIA, BC: On June 1, 2021, B.C.’s lowest paid workers will get a pay boost, with the general minimum wage increasing to $15.20 an hour and the lower discriminatory minimum wage for liquor servers ending. Over the past four years, B.C.’s general minimum wage has increased from $11.35 to $15.20 per hour. It has benefited close…

  • Freshet response underway in Cariboo…

    WILLIAMS LAKE, BC: A co-ordinated effort to ensure people have safe, reliable roads in the region is underway as work to repair flooding and damage continues at over 100 road sites in the Cariboo. Approximately 200 people from the ministry and its contractors are working on the spring freshet response. In addition, 90 pieces of…

  • Pouce Coupe River Bridge reopens…

    POUCE COUPE, BC: Repairs and improvements to the Pouce Coupe River Bridge have been completed following a tanker truck crash in November 2019 that resulted in multi-day closures and an oil spill. Improvements made to the bridge include replacing the steel railings with concrete barriers, widening the deck edges and enhancing drainage. These significant upgrades…

  • City lowers flags to half-mast to honor …

    Below is a statement from Prince George Mayor Lyn Hall… “On behalf of Council, City employees, and residents of Prince George, I would like to express my profound sadness about the discovery of the remains of 215 children found at the site of the former residential school in Kamloops. I’m very grateful for the opportunity…

  • Police involved shooting in Prince George…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: One person has been taken to hospital following an altercation with a police officer Monday morning… Shortly before 7:00 AM, a frontline officer of the Prince George RCMP was conducting an investigation in the area of 15th Avenue and Victoria Street. In the midst of the investigation, a physical altercation ensued between the…

  • Ten years since Madison Scott disappeared…

    VANDERHOOF, BC: It has been ten years since Madison disappeared and the RCMP and Scott family are again asking for the public’s help in solving her disappearance. On May 29, 2011, a family member reported Madison Scott missing to the Vanderhoof RCMP. Madison was last seen at approximately 3 a.m. on May 28, 2011, while…

  • Premier’s statement about burial site at former Kamloops Indian Residential School…

    Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement about the burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School: “I am horrified and heartbroken to learn that the burial site of 215 children has been confirmed on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. I honour Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc as they grapple with this burden…

  • Police seek Wanted Man on Canada Wide Warrant…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a Wanted man… Brandon Boyd Moore, 36 years-old, is wanted on a Canada wide warrant for breaching his release order. Moore is described as: • Caucasian male• 5’8″ tall• 139 lbs. • Blonde hair• Green eyes Moore should be considered VIOLENT and should…

  • National Impaired Driving Night…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On May 22, 2021, the Prince George RCMP’s Municipal Traffic Services Unit was out as part of an ongoing campaign to take impaired drivers off the roads. Four traffic members were out on Saturday night speaking with drivers and checking for a variety of driving offences, in addition to checking for sober…

  • Northern Interior families to benefit from new child care spaces…

    DAWSON CREEK, BC: More parents in the Northern Interior will be able to return to work, go back to school or pursue other opportunities as the Province invests in nearly 120 new licensed child care spaces, 83 of which are expected to open by the fall.  “As we enter the fourth year of our 10-year…

  • B.C. launches restart plan to safely bring people back together…

    VICTORIA, BC: With more than 60% of adults vaccinated with their first dose and COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations steadily declining, British Columbia is moving forward with the cautious first step of a four-step plan for a careful and safe restart. “British Columbians have sacrificed so much over the last 15 months to help keep people…

  • Shots fired on Cook Crescent…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Police are investigating a shots fired incident on the Hart… Police say at approximately 3:00 AM on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the Prince George RCMP received a report of shots fired on the 5300 block of Cook Crescent. Frontline members immediately attended the area and found evidence of recent gunshots near a…