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Fort St. John RCMP arrest three following homicide investigation
Fort St. John RCMP made three arrests in relation to Tuesday's homicide.Police say this was after an investigation involving officers, the Serious Crimes Unit, the Street Enforcement Team, North...
UNBC President’s tenure coming to a close to pursue new role
UNBC President Dr. Geoff Payne will be taking on a new leadership role, stepping down from his position with the University.The announcement was made this afternoon (Thursday), where the...
Nechako Lakes youth to have easier path to post-secondary with UNBC partnership
The partnership between UNBC, School District 91 (SD91), and Rio Tinto is being expanded to support youth in northern BC.Through a $250,000 commitment over four years, Rio Tinto is...
Blackwater gold and silver mine officially opens west of Quesnel
Artemis Gold announced the opening of its Blackwater Mine yesterday (Friday).Indigenous, municipal, and provincial government representatives, industry associations, business partners, contractors and other stakeholders attended the ceremony.“Blackwater Mine is...
Canada Post requesting a vote from CUPW represented employees for final offers
Canada Post has asked the Minister of Jobs and Families to direct that a vote take place for the final offers submitted to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.The...
Independent Investigations Office of BC notified of incident in PG
The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) of an incident in Prince George where a man was injured.According to the IIO, at about 7:30...
Missing woman last seen in Quesnel according to Mackenzie RCMP
The Mackenzie RCMP received confirmation that Alice Maureen Chingee was last seen in Quesnel.According to police, she was dropped off south of town on Sales Road, and planned to...
BC’s first tornado of 2025 was recorded near Vanderhoof
Vanderhoof area residents may have caught a glimpse of a small tornado.The Northern Tornadoes Project confirmed that a landspout-type tornado occurred at 1:34pm on Wednesday, slightly northeast of the...
LifeLabs strike concludes with three year collective agreement
LifeLabs and the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) announced a new three year collective bargaining agreement yesterday (Tuesday).Over the...
$80 million winning Lotto Max ticket purchased in BC
Someone in BC will be $80 million richer after the winning ticket was purchased in Surrey.The BC Lottery Corporation...
Hixon wildfire not expected to grow much more today
The BC Wildfire Service remains on site at the Naver Creek wildfire north of Hixon, around 59 kilometres north...
Mark Carney leads Liberals to minority government victory
Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canada will remain in Parliament for another term.The Liberals won the Federal...
Fort St John Serious Crime Unit investigating shooting and blaze
The Fort St. John RCMP Serious Crime Unit is investigating a shooting and apartment fire on the 9800 block...
New provincial bill to eliminate short term sick notes
The Province will be reducing the administrative burden on BC’s health-care practitioners with the introduction of Bill 11.It was...
Liberal Party finds its Cariboo-Prince George candidate
The Liberal Party revealed its Cariboo-Prince George riding candidate ahead of the federal election.Clinton Emslie was chosen for the...
Province continuing vaccination efforts to keep people protected
Starting April 8th, the province will have additional free COVID-19 vaccines available, for those at a higher risk of...
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Garbage truck fire gets put out quickly in Quesnel, one in hospital
A garbage truck caught on fire on Larch Avenue off Highway 97 in South Quesnel. The Quesnel Fire Chief says the driver of the truck was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, but otherwise is okay.
Prescribed burn near Brunson Lake expected to start October 21st
Another prescribed burn is scheduled to begin later this week.
Williams Lake RCMP arrest wanted man
RCMP arrested a wanted man who was a suspect in a violent break and enter that occurred last week. The man is being held in custody to appear before the court.
Report on jail cell death in Williams Lake says standard of care was not met
 The Independent Investigations Office of BC has determined that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed an offence in the death of a man in Williams Lake RCMP jail cells.
BCGEU strike headed to mediation
The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the provincial government have agreed to enter non-binding mediation, expected to begin as soon as possible. Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers are to be the mediators facilitating the process. The BCGEU said in a statement, it's members will still maintain picket lines across the province while mediation proceeds.
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