Local News

A minor derailment at CN Rail's Prince George yard off of First Avenue caused a temporary disruption to rail operations on Sunday. The incident involving a switching engine and stationary train took place around 5:30 p.m.

Thompson Creek Metals's $900-million Mount Milligan gold and copper project in north-central B.C. will be in full-scale construction this summer, with an expected 660 workers on the job.

Hart Lake is a great place to catch large trout, and the numerous hatches throughout the season can be a fly fisher’s dream. Dan Moffat, from Northern Hardware in Prince George, is enthusiastic about the fly fishing on Hart Lake.

A B.C. Supreme Court trial will start tomorrow morning for Anthony Robert Willier, accused of first-degree murder, after a jury of six men and six women was selected at the Prince George courthouse today.

KISS is coming to CN Centre June 29 and tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets. In 2009, KISS was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Police swept up several wanted criminals and took drugs off the street in one fell swoop this Easter weekend.

Volunteer firefighters were called to battle a blazing locomotive in Red Rock Monday night. Red Rock-Stoner Volunteer Fire Department Chief Nelson Malcolm said the department was called at 10:30 p.m.

The executive director of court services for the northern region was among those acknowledged with a Premier's Innovation and Excellence Award on Tuesday.

A 21-year-old Prince George man is in custody after allegedly stabbing a 24-year-old man on Saturday. The stabbing took place inside a home in the 2000 block of Centre Street at approximately 7 p.m.

The way an internal police investigation is being handled into the Tasering of a child in Prince George is not alarming the Minister of Children and Family Development.