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Citizen reporter wins provincial award

Citizen reporter wins provincial award

Samantha Wright Allen of the Prince George Citizen is one of two reporters in B.C. to receive the 2016 Jack Webster Foundation Fellowship. Wright Allen is receiving her fellowship in recognition of the late B.C.
Man charged with kidnapping following alleged abduction from hospital

Man charged with kidnapping following alleged abduction from hospital

Crown counsel has approved a charge of kidnapping against a Prince George man who allegedly abducted a 50-year-old woman from University Hospital of Northern British Columbia on Sunday.
B.C. inmates say difficult access to methadone is unconstitutional

B.C. inmates say difficult access to methadone is unconstitutional

An inmate at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre is among four from across B.C. who have launched a charter challenge to gain opiate addiction treatment, arguing they deserve the same health care they could access in the community.
Habitat Canada seeking contempt order against two Hearts and Hands directors

Habitat Canada seeking contempt order against two Hearts and Hands directors

Hearts and Hands for Homes' appeal of a judge's decision to hand over its assets to Habitat for Humanity Canada has not only been dismissed but two of its directors are now facing contempt of court allegations. In an application to the B.C.
Fort Ware man sentenced for dangerous joyride

Fort Ware man sentenced for dangerous joyride

A Fort Ware man who rolled his sport utility vehicle during an "alcohol-fueled joyride" along the First Nation village's airstrip has been sentenced to 86 days in jail and prohibited from driving for 2 1/2 years for impaired driving causing bodily ha
RCMP seeking help to find tagging vandal

RCMP seeking help to find tagging vandal

Prince George RCMP are asking for the public's help to track down a spray-paint wielding vandal responsible for dozens of tags around the city over the past few months.
Man charged with robbing gas station

Man charged with robbing gas station

A 53-year-old Prince George man has been charged following the robbery of a 1800-block 20th Avenue gas station on Saturday evening. Joseph Gabriel Giroux faces one count of robbery.
Kidnapping suspect arrested

Kidnapping suspect arrested

Prince George RCMP have arrested a man wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a 50-year-old female hospital patient from UHNBC Sunday afternoon.
Police on hunt for kidnapped woman

Police on hunt for kidnapped woman

Police are asking for the public's help to locate a 50-year-old woman who was kidnapped from UHNBC Sunday afternoon just before 1 p.m.
Wilson Square market relocated to Pine Centre Mall

Wilson Square market relocated to Pine Centre Mall

There won't be a merger between Prince George's two public markets after all.