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Pandemic claims three more lives in northern B.C.

Pandemic claims three more lives in northern B.C.

COVID-19 claimed three more lives in the Northern Health region on Tuesday, bringing the region's death toll from the pandemic to 90.
Civil forfeiture targets deny wrongdoing

Civil forfeiture targets deny wrongdoing

A Prince George man and woman are denying a claim by the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office that their two homes are the proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity.
B.C. records four additional COVID-19 deaths, Northern Health adds 37 new cases

B.C. records four additional COVID-19 deaths, Northern Health adds 37 new cases

Death toll now at 1,263
Five Prince George non-profits to get B.C. community gaming grant funding

Five Prince George non-profits to get B.C. community gaming grant funding

Funding is targeted at boosting conservation and public safety programs
Verdict upgraded to first-degree murder in 2015 shooting death

Verdict upgraded to first-degree murder in 2015 shooting death

The B.C. Court of Appeal has raised a conviction for a man involved in a drug-related shooting death outside of Prince George to first-degree murder.
‘Wood smoke and dust’: New report analyzes Prince George air pollutants

‘Wood smoke and dust’: New report analyzes Prince George air pollutants

Prince George updates Air Quality Emissions Inventory and modelling
Air pollution emissions down, many neighbourhoods exceed standards

Air pollution emissions down, many neighbourhoods exceed standards

The Prince George airshed has seen significant reductions in industrial air pollution, but levels of fine particulate matter still exceed provincial health standards in 10 city neighbourhoods, according to a new UNBC study.
Northern Health COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise

Northern Health COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise

Region now at 15.4 per cent
Alberta man sentenced for dangerous driving

Alberta man sentenced for dangerous driving

An Alberta man was sentenced Monday to 271 days in jail for seriously injuring another driver in a collision while trying to evade Prince George RCMP.
The new green paper sector doesn't need trees

The new green paper sector doesn't need trees

For Nicole Rycroft, the first modern, tree-free commercial-scale pulp mill in North America was a “lightbulb moment” about the climate crisis. The new mill in eastern Washington state, called Columbia Pulp, runs entirely without woodchips.