Local News

As UNBC's strike pushes into the third week, a number of student groups have turned their anger to the provincial government, arguing the post-secondary system is underfunded.

Prince George is out two daycares and one preschool after a raft of closures announced in the last week from the Child Development Centre, the College of New Caledonia and the Community Arts Council.

The University of Northern British Columbia applied to the Labour Relations Board to suspend strike activity even though a first collective agreement has not been reached through negotiations.

Two WorkSafe B.C. inspectors visited the Lakeland Mills sawmill in response to an anonymous complaint that the facility could become the "next Babine sawmill" but did not take any action, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday.

A local man wanted for a variety of charges was arrested at a Prince George residence, thanks to help from the public. Shaun Ray Peter, 26, was taken into custody on Tuesday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest on March 5.

Two people have been arrested in connection with a series of thefts targeting Ford F-150 trucks.

A cluster of students sat in a circle of chairs Wednesday morning to launch a 24-hour sit-in at the University of Northern BC to call for an end to the strike.

The annual popsicle bridge building contest is back for another round to find out who can take the pressure of the Crusher Rig.

After having helped slow the rate of increase for off-street parking fees last year, Mayor Lyn Hall is now questioning whether the city should be reducing them.

The growth of a local not-for-profit working overseas means, for the first time in its history, a paid staff position.