Local News

The B.C. Liberal government has finally released the list of people - including a Prince George real estate broker - who travelled on last fall's trade promotion mission to China.

Over the last decade, fires have burned through some 15,500 square kilometres of B.C.

A man well-known to the police and courts is back in custody.

The city's transit system will get a new home. A "new and expanded" operations and maintenance facility was the centrepiece of $23 million worth of funding announced Tuesday by the three levels of government.

Some nearby homes and businesses were evacuated and emergency were called to the scene late Tuesday morning of a hazardous materials incident in an alleyway off 13th Avenue near Central Street East.

A thunderstorm could be on the way. Environment Canada issued a "severe thunderstorm watch" shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday, saying conditions are favourable for the event, which could produce strong wind gusts, hail and heavy rain.

Crown counsel has approved a charge of second-degree murder against a Tachie woman. Annie Jean Anatole faces the count in relation to a stabbing death Sunday of a 31-year-old resident of the reserve 65 kilometres west of Fort St. James.

It's hard to find Canadians who do not claim to want the best for seniors.

For the 10th year, seniors in Prince George can access information during a one-stop adventure at the annual British Columbia Northern Exhibition held Thursday, Aug. 18, during Seniors' Day, on the exhibition grounds.

The provincial government has committed $1 million towards improving the access to the Ancient Forest-Chun T'oh Wudujut Provincial Park off Highway 16.