Local News

A travel advisory for a stretch of Highway 16 West has been rescinded. The advisory, which had warned of limited visibility from Bednesti to Fort Fraser, as well as along Highway 27 to Fort St. James, due to heavy, blowing snow, was pulled at 3:50 p.

WorkSafeBC has slapped a local roofer with a $5,000 penalty for a safety violation.

Environment Canada's snowfall warning for the Bulkley Valley remains in effect. In a notice issued shortly before noon, the agency said some locations have received 10 cm of snow already and a further accumulation of 5-10 cm is expected today.

Ticket deposit sales for Prince George's bid for the 2020 Tim Horton's Brier passed 1,100 this week, halfway to the city's goal of selling 2,020 by April 15.

As consumers increasingly flock online, so are scam artists. At the top of the Better Business Bureau scam list for 2017 was online purchase scams, said the organization's local CEO Danielle Primrose as she announced March as fraud prevention month.

A Burns Lake man has been sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole for 22 years for three counts of second-degree murder. Reuben Buhler, 56, was issued the term Wednesday in B.C.

Two researchers who have spent their professional careers revitalizing First Nations' languages say that recent comments by Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris reflect a misunderstanding of the importance of preserving these languages.

A cross-country search for entrepreneurs worthy of an appearance on CBC's Dragons' Den will include a stop in Prince George. Producers will be hearing pitches on March 14 at the Civic Centre, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A man serving a federal sentence for wielding a needle filled with his own blood in an attempt to steal an SUV from a Prince George car wash will remain on day parole.

School board will be looking into changing the enrolment boundaries for several district schools, which trustees say are nearing full capacity.