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Coroner makes backcountry plea

The B.C. Coroner called for extra care to be taken in the backcountry now that avalanches are a present danger.

Hospital forced to put ER patients in hallways, meeting rooms

Patients are stacking up in Prince George's hospital emergency room because there is a shortage of seniors' care and other social infrastructure.
T-wolves' Dandeneau continues comeback tonight

T-wolves' Dandeneau continues comeback tonight

It'll be lucky seven when Kady Dandeneau takes to the UNBC basketball court tonight when the Timberwolves women line-up against the Vancouver Island Mariners.

Violence, feces, urine, blood all in a days work for prison guards

A survey of 205 B.C. corrections officers has revealed more than one in four were physically assaulted by an inmate in the past year, and nearly 40 per cent were hit with feces, blood or other bodily fluids.

Las Vegas pilot project concluded

WestJet has finished its 11-week temporary direct service from Prince George to Las Vegas. WestJet spokesperson Robert Palmer said it's too early to determine if the service will be brought back on a permanent basis.

Blood donors, food givers combine

Feed the hungry and cure the sick. For the month of December, Prince George blood donors can do both with one fell swoop.

Canfor secures leave to appeal Supreme Court injunction

Canadian Forest Products Ltd.(Canfor) has been granted leave to appeal a B.C. Supreme Court decision that has prevented the company from logging in an area west of Prince George important to the Wet'suwet'en First Nation. In a ruling issued Nov.

Imperial plans extension of Huckleberry Mine

Imperial Metals Corp. is planning to expand its Huckleberry copper and molybdenum mine southwest of Houston and add seven years to its life in the process.

Correction officer responses by the numbers

A survey of 205 B.C. correctional officers revealed disturbing trends about life in provincial prisons.

Two Quesnel schools locked down after RCMP receive report of man with a gun

Two Quesnel schools were locked down Thursday afternoon after RCMP received a report of a person running toward one of the schools with a firearm. At approximately 2:30 p.m.