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Former Prince Rupert pastor sentenced for possession of child pornography

Former Prince Rupert pastor sentenced for possession of child pornography

Prince Rupert Mar 18, 2024 / 12:59 pm

A Prince Rupert man who was a pastor has been given a conditional sentence of two years less a day followed by three years of probation for possessing child...

Bearmaggedon of 2023 brought unprecented numbers of hungry bruins to Prince George neighbourhoods

Bearmaggedon of 2023 brought unprecented numbers of hungry bruins to Prince George neighbourhoods

Prince George Mar 13, 2024 / 6:11 am

To say B.C. conservation officer Eamon McArthur and his co-workers were run off their feet last summer dealing with bears in the city would be a huge...

B.C. First Nation says racism, doctor shortage persists in regional health care

B.C. First Nation says racism, doctor shortage persists in regional health care

Williams Lake Mar 12, 2024 / 5:35 pm

A British Columbia First Nation says racism in the health-care system persists despite efforts by the government and industry to combat the problem. The...

Fort St. John RCMP investigating shots fired

Fort St. John RCMP investigating shots fired

Fort St. John Mar 12, 2024 / 10:20 am

The Fort St. John RCMP say they received a report of shots fired at a residence in the 9200 Block of 91st Street on March 9. Witnesses told police several loud...

Police investigate 'suspicious death' after body found near Prince George forestry road

Police investigate 'suspicious death' after body found near Prince George forestry road

Prince George Mar 10, 2024 / 12:50 pm

Police are investigating what they're calling a “suspicious death” near Prince George this weekend. In a press release, the BC RCMP says...

New clot-busting intervention provided by Prince George paramedics saving lives of heart attack patients

New clot-busting intervention provided by Prince George paramedics saving lives of heart attack patients

Prince George Mar 9, 2024 / 7:30 am

When a person has a heart attack it means the flow of blood that brings oxygen to the heart suddenly becomes blocked. Without a medical intervention to clear...

City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles dead at landfill due to 'deleterious' substance

City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles dead at landfill due to 'deleterious' substance

Prince Rupert Mar 3, 2024 / 5:32 pm

The City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles are dead after someone dumped an unknown "deleterious substance" at a local landfill on Friday. The city says...

Prince George man jailed for raping unconscious teen

Prince George man jailed for raping unconscious teen

Prince George Mar 1, 2024 / 6:44 am

A Prince George man was sentenced to one year in jail last fall, after pleading guilty to one count of sexual interference in connection to an assault which...

Prince George RCMP urges caution to those with short-term rentals

Prince George RCMP urges caution to those with short-term rentals

Prince George Feb 29, 2024 / 1:32 pm

Prince George RCMP are warning people with short-term rentals to be cautious when accepting clients as the legislation around short-term rentals in B.C. changes...

Break-and-enter results in 14 sets of deer antlers stolen from B.C. property

Break-and-enter results in 14 sets of deer antlers stolen from B.C. property

Fort St. John Feb 27, 2024 / 11:44 am

Police in Fort St. John, B.C., are on the lookout after a number of hunting trophies were stolen, including 14 sets of deer antlers. Mounties say the break-in...

Northern BC man to serve jail time for child pornography

Northern BC man to serve jail time for child pornography

Fort St. John Feb 26, 2024 / 12:03 pm

Tyler George Joseph Harroff, 21, was sentenced in Fort St. John Supreme Court on Feb. 22 for recording and sharing videos on Snapchat of a minor being sexually...

Family back in Ukraine never far from thoughts of Prince George resident

Family back in Ukraine never far from thoughts of Prince George resident

Prince George Feb 25, 2024 / 6:25 am

Saturday marked the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but for Vova Pluzhnikov that war really began in 2014 with the Russians annexed...

BC Wildfire Service responding to new winter wildfire burning near Chetwynd

BC Wildfire Service responding to new winter wildfire burning near Chetwynd

Chetwynd Feb 24, 2024 / 10:45 am

A mid-winter wildfire is burning north of Prince George this weekend. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the Hasler Flats wildfire is currently eight...

Chinese firm pitches new LNG plant for Prince George

Chinese firm pitches new LNG plant for Prince George

Prince George Feb 23, 2024 / 7:35 pm

A Chinese company with natural gas assets in Alberta is pitching a new liquefied natural gas plant in Prince George that would rail the LNG to Prince Rupert in...

Williams Lake area teacher suspended for yanking young student’s arm, knocking them to ground

Williams Lake area teacher suspended for yanking young student’s arm, knocking them to ground

Williams Lake Feb 21, 2024 / 12:08 pm

A Williams Lake-area elementary school teacher who pulled a second grader’s arm will have her teaching license suspended for three days following a...

Canfor mill worker dies 12 days after being electrocuted

Canfor mill worker dies 12 days after being electrocuted

Prince George Feb 21, 2024 / 6:53 am

A Prince George pipe fitter who was injured in an industrial accident while working at Intercontinental Pulp Mill on Jan. 31 has died. The man, identified by a...

RCMP officer given probation after bringing handgun to Williams Lake Stampede

RCMP officer given probation after bringing handgun to Williams Lake Stampede

Williams Lake Feb 20, 2024 / 6:14 am

An RCMP officer with BC Highway Patrol charged in connection with an off-duty incident in Williams Lake has been sentenced. Cst. Olavo Castro received a...

Prince George man busted for large-scale drug operation

Prince George man busted for large-scale drug operation

Prince George Feb 17, 2024 / 7:30 am

A Prince George man has been sentenced to three years in jail for trafficking cocaine, after entering a guilty plea. From January 2020 to February 2021, Derek...

RCMP pull driver over after spotting beer can on trunk of vehicle

RCMP pull driver over after spotting beer can on trunk of vehicle

Fort St. John Feb 16, 2024 / 4:33 pm

RCMP in Fort St. John made an unusual stop earlier this month. On Feb. 9, 2024 just before 11 p.m., they spotted an older model vehicle driving down the road...

B.C. ministry's failures at landfill leads to dead bear, $21,500 penalty

B.C. ministry's failures at landfill leads to dead bear, $21,500 penalty

Dease Lake Feb 14, 2024 / 2:41 pm

A B.C. ministry has been handed a $21,500 administrative penalty for failing to reign in garbage and maintain electric fencing around a landfill in a series of...

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