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UNBC benefiting from increase in graduate scholarship funding

UNBC benefiting from increase in graduate scholarship funding

The province is committing to more funding for graduate student scholarships in B.C.
Spruce Kings seek billet homes for players

Spruce Kings seek billet homes for players

BCHL team provides monthly stipend and season tickets to billet families
Prince George Cougars start training camp Aug. 30

Prince George Cougars start training camp Aug. 30

Scrimmages/practices lead up to intrasquad game, Sunday, Sept. 3 at CN Centre
Back-to-school shoppers expected to head back to stores but pull back on spending

Back-to-school shoppers expected to head back to stores but pull back on spending

TORONTO — The stationery aisles are expected to be busier this year as parents and students return to in-store shopping when stocking up on back-to-school essentials, though their baskets may be a little less full.
Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire

Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire

Walter Roos expected to be at home in business attire for the Zoom ceremony where he would become a Canadian citizen. Instead, he was in the back of a fire truck, dressed in the red uniform of firefighters doing battle with B.C.'s devastating wildfires
Children flee in time as B.C. wildfire destroys summer camp on Okanagan Lake

Children flee in time as B.C. wildfire destroys summer camp on Okanagan Lake

A children's summer camp located on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia's Interior has been destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire.
Crews continue battling N.W.T. wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife

Crews continue battling N.W.T. wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife

YELLOWKNIFE — Crews continued Tuesday to battle wildfires that have forced seven out of every 10 Northwest Territories residents from their homes — or about 30,000 people.
Most B.C. wildfire travel restrictions to end at midnight as damage tallies rise

Most B.C. wildfire travel restrictions to end at midnight as damage tallies rise

A travel ban intended to free up accommodations in parts of British Columbia hardest-hit by raging wildfires will largely lift by day's end, provincial officials said Tuesday as those in affected communities began getting a clearer sense of the damage.
Downtown Prince George business owners dealing with aftermath of explosion

Downtown Prince George business owners dealing with aftermath of explosion

‘This is heart-wrenching to see how instantly this incident impacted our downtown’