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City creeps up in crime severity

City creeps up in crime severity

The trend for Prince George's crime severity remained on the upswing in 2016, according to a Statistics Canada analysis. The city was assigned a score of 154.39, an increase of 8.3 points from 2015 .
Conservative leader tours city's disaster response sites

Conservative leader tours city's disaster response sites

Federal Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer paid a visit to Prince George Monday to get a firsthand look at how the city has accommodated the massive influx of evacuees forced out of their homes by the Cariboo forest fires and to commend the firs
Two men killed in car crash

Two men killed in car crash

Two Fort St. James men were killed early Saturday morning when their car went off Highway 27 just north of Vanderhoof.
Fire threatens Clinton, evacuation ordered

Fire threatens Clinton, evacuation ordered

Highway 97 closed
Canada 150 - Hockey

Canada 150 - Hockey

Vulnerable evacuees will stay in P.G. until Williams Lake ready for them

Vulnerable evacuees will stay in P.G. until Williams Lake ready for them

Although the evacuation order for Williams Lake residents was lifted Thursday, Northern Health is waiting for Interior Health to be prepared to receive those in need of extra supports before considering moving vulnerable evacuees out of Prince George
Man granted bail, despite two failures to appear

Man granted bail, despite two failures to appear

A man has been granted bail with stringent conditions after failing to appear in court twice in relation to a fatal crash. "The primary issue is securing his appearance in court," provincial court Judge Randall Callan told the court Thursday.
Lheidli T'enneh, school district sign education agreement

Lheidli T'enneh, school district sign education agreement

Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and School District 57 signed a local education agreement Friday.
Poll takers not confident P.G. ready for wildfires

Poll takers not confident P.G. ready for wildfires

During the last Citizen poll, we asked "is Prince George adequately protected from and prepared for a wildfire that could threaten the city?" It seems readers who participated in the poll think not.
Remains of 11 Lheidli T'enneh ancestors found at park

Remains of 11 Lheidli T'enneh ancestors found at park

"Don't dig, please," Chief Dominic Frederick implored Mayor Lyn Hall with a laugh during a press conference Friday offering an update on the pavilion being built at Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park.