Local News

A fire in Bull Canyon, about 85 kilometres west of Williams Lake, was fanned by winds Wednesday, causing it to reach 50 hectares.

Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. (TSX:TCM) has agreed to buy Terrane Metals Corp. (TSX-V:TRX) for $650 million in one of the biggest transactions in Vancouver's mining scene so far this year.

The vehicle belonging to a missing elderly Alberta couple was seen in the Prince George area within the last five days.

While a nation holds its breath for a missing Mountie in Yukon waters, a Prince George RCMP member is breathing bottled air at the scene. Cpl.

Single-family homes sold for an average $212,631 in northern B.C., according to an update from the B.C. Real Estate Association. The total represents a $15,064 drop from the month before, but is $1,481 higher than the average for July 2009.

There was little or no formaldehyde detected in the Millar Addition when two tests were conducted last month, the Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable said this week.

Rural family physicians tend to be more open to accepting new patients than urban doctors, according to a report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

There was a single vehicle crash on Chief Lake Road near Garvin's Canyon about 5 Wednesday morning.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is asking British Columbians who may have purchased Freybe headcheese to discard it or return it to their place of purchase as it may be associated with a salmonella outbreak.

As the Elton John concert starts at 8 p.m. Friday, fans attending the concert are advised to arrive early as there is no opening act.