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Health textbook teaches indigenous perspectives

Health textbook teaches indigenous perspectives

A new health textbook edited by two University of Northern B.C. professors has gathered indigenous perspectives and experiences to offer a better look at the realities of healthcare in aboriginal communities.
Judge refuses to reopen trial for stolen jet boat

Judge refuses to reopen trial for stolen jet boat

Sentencing for a man convicted of knowingly buying a stolen jet boat and trailer will occur after a provincial court judge dismissed Monday an application to reopen the case to hear new evidence.
Cullen, Derrick flesh out NDP's veteran plan

Cullen, Derrick flesh out NDP's veteran plan

Expanding on party leader Tom Mulcair's Monday announcement of $454 million for Canadian veterans under an NDP government, two northern B.C. candidates spelled out what it would mean for Prince George on Tuesday.
Alleged bike thief charged

Alleged bike thief charged

A Prince George man is suspected of squirreling away over $26,000 worth of stolen property throughout the downtown area.
Community Counselling Centre to remain open

Community Counselling Centre to remain open

The Community Counselling Centre will keep its doors open. Northern Health and the University of Northern B.C. announced the new partnership Monday to save the low-cost counselling services.
Home invasion trial begins

Home invasion trial begins

Whether a man participated in a home invasion is at the centre of a trial that began Monday at the Prince George courthouse. Dillon Benjamin Ertmoed pleaded not guilty to 11 charges from the Aug. 24, 2012 incident.
Zimmer focused on economy

Zimmer focused on economy

It struck Bob Zimmer at the age of 19 that politics was something in which it was worth becoming invested. His tipping point? A pay stub outlining the $10,000 of income tax removed from a $30,000 gross pay. "And I went 'Wow.
Man jailed for sex assault on teenage boy

Man jailed for sex assault on teenage boy

A man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for sexually assaulting a local teenage boy. Because the term is more than two years less a day, it means Malcolm Llewellyn will serve the time in a federal prison.
Liver transplant patient back home

Liver transplant patient back home

It was 2 a.m. when Rhoda Williams rolled up to her Prince George home in late August after three months away. There were already tears in her eyes, which started when she saw the city's lights.
District calls for Site C land review

District calls for Site C land review

The Peace River Regional District has already called out the province of British Columbia once for not allowing the Agricultural Lands Commission to review the removal of 5,340 hectares of land from the Agriculture Land Reserve for use as the Site C