Local News

A 37-year-old Prince George woman is in custody following the armed robbery of a Quesnel convenience store last week.

RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a Hazelton man who may have traveled to Prince George. Allan Ross Barabash, 64, was last seen on Nov. 29 when he was hitchhiking on Highway 16 from New Hazelton to Smithers.

A proposed accommodations for Exhibition Park are not going ahead as planned. The proponents behind a proposed Best Western hotel have pulled out of a plan to purchase land from the city next to CN Centre for the project.

Western Industrial Contractors of Prince George has won the contract to build the new learning and development centre at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.

The Lheidli T'enneh First Nation has asked Prince George city council to support the building of a structure that would serve as an ambassadorial site during the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

A former local man was sentenced Tuesday to a further nine months in jail for his role in the theft of a pickup truck from Prince George, an attempted theft of a skid steer and trailer in Quesnel and a subsequent attempt to flee police.

The city and its unionized staff are back at the table today, but the talks aren't about a new contract. The two sides will be engaged in discussions today, Saturday and Sunday about essential services, mediated by the B.C. Labour Relations Board.

Hearts and Hands for Homes is welcoming donations but don't expect a tax receipt quite yet.

Taseko's decision to apply for a judicial review of the environmental assessment for its proposed New Prosperity mine might not be looked upon favourably, according to two Canadian environmental law experts.

The Independent Investigations Office has sent a report to the B.C. criminal justice branch regarding a collision this summer between an RCMP vehicle and an all-terrain vehicle that left the passenger with serious injuries.