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Fifth Estate pursuing Ratte case

Fifth Estate pursuing Ratte case

An investigative news team from CBC-TV was in Prince George on Monday, collecting footage and interviews for a feature on the Wendy Ratte case.
Jobless rate hits five-year low

Jobless rate hits five-year low

The city's unemployment rate tumbled to a five-year low of 5.2 per cent in November, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers.

Man found not guilty of sexual assault

A man was found not guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting his ex-wife's sister 11 years ago. B.C.

Residents still against pipeline: poll

British Columbians continue to oppose the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline by nearly a two-to-one margin, according to a poll released Tuesday.

GPS tracking beacons crucial for avalanche safety

Snow is piling up in heaps in the mountains -- it's the time of year when snowmobile enthusiasts and snowshoeing/backcountry skiers are heading for the hills.
Rio Tinto megaproject benefits P.G.

Rio Tinto megaproject benefits P.G.

Rio Tinto Alcan's smelter is more than 600 kms from Prince George, at the headwaters of the Nechako River, but like the river itself there are benefits flowing all the way to Prince George. According to RTA's Paul Henning, their vice-president of B.
Chilli Blanket protest turns up the heat on poverty

Chilli Blanket protest turns up the heat on poverty

For Brianna Fredericks and her unborn child, Saturday's Chilli Blanket rally in front of the Prince George courthouse offered short-term comfort and long-term relief to ward off the cold of winter.

Police score large haul of drugs and weapons

What started as a response to an erratic driver ended with the seizure by Prince George RCMP of an extensive number of firearms and a large amount of marijuana and magic mushrooms from a Beaverly-area home over the weekend.

Face off with police leads to jail time

A Prince George man with a history of similar episodes has been sentenced for using a stolen vehicle to ram several cars - two of them RCMP cruisers - about a year ago.

Two sentenced to house arrest for pot grow op

Two Lower Mainland men have been sentenced to two years less a day of house arrest for their roles in running the largest marijuana grow operation police have uncovered in Vanderhoof's history.