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Queensway Pub granted permit for later hours

Queensway Pub granted permit for later hours

To the chagrin of some of its neighbours, the Cowboy Ranch Restaurant on Queensway and La Salle Ave will be cooking up steaks a little later on weekends. The restaurant is currently divided into an 80-seat pub and a 170-seat restaurant.
Rail car shortage creating backlog at pulp mills

Rail car shortage creating backlog at pulp mills

Local pulp mills are having trouble getting enough rail cars to get their product to market.
Local author to launch fantasy novel series

Local author to launch fantasy novel series

Local artist and author Jae Waller will be launching her new young adult fantasy novel series, set in a world resembling colonial-era northern B.C.
Free dental care for seniors in need

Free dental care for seniors in need

Seniors with no insurance coverage can get free dental procedures during the Give Back Smile Back initiative offered by Family Dental Care April 14 and 15, during national Oral Health Month.
Drivers urged to be alert this Easter long weekend

Drivers urged to be alert this Easter long weekend

Drivers are being urged to be cautious when they take to the roads this Easter long weekend.
Climb for Cancer Day declared

Climb for Cancer Day declared

Get ready to hit the slope - April 21 has been declared Climb for Cancer Day. That's when teams and individuals will take to the cutbank to raise money for Canadian Cancer Society's Kordyban Lodge.
Man killed in snowmobile crash

Man killed in snowmobile crash

A man was killed and a woman critically injured when their snowmobile crashed near Vanderhoof on Sunday evening, RCMP said.
Police investigating suspicious death

Police investigating suspicious death

Prince George RCMP are investigating a suspicious death and have released the name of the victim in its search for answers.
Fatal truck collision closes highway

Fatal truck collision closes highway

One person was killed Monday morning when two commercial trucks collided on Highway 97 near the Dunkley Lumber sawmill, Quesnel RCMP said. RCMP were called to the scene at 8:19 a.m.
Dickson nails gold at biathlon nationals

Dickson nails gold at biathlon nationals

In her season-ending race, biathlete Emily Dickson was back on familiar turf – the high platform on the medal podium. The 20-year-old from Burns Lake won the junior women’s (19-20-year-old) individual mass start event Sunday in Charlo, N.B.