Local News

A flurry of affidavits opened the start of the Skakun trial on Tuesday.

A B.C. man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for two counts of murder has been arrested in Metro Vancouver. Burnaby RCMP say 53-year-old Roy Frederick Fraser surrendered voluntarily early Tuesday morning.

A "very distressed" Councillor Brian Skakun confessed to fellow Councillor Debora Munoz that he leaked the Kitty Heller Report to the CBC, Crown counsel Judith Doulis told a Prince George courtroom Tuesday.

Local MLAs were part of the latest provincial cabinet shuffle, announced moments ago by premier Gordon Campbell. Pat Bell, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, got a slight promotion in the arrangement.

Calgary officer offers advice in advance of Gang Summit, Nov. 1, 2

North District RCMP recently did a seizure of marijuana with a street value estimated at $500,000. The large grow operation was located on Horrock Road in a rural area south of Prince George.

Prince George RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a bucket truck which was stolen sometime over the weekend of October 23 to 24th.

RCMP in Prince George and Quesnel are continuing to look for a 23-year-old woman who's been missing for about two months.

The trial centred on Prince George city councillor Brian Skakun is set to begin Tuesday. The allegation is that Skakun broke a provincial legal statute by disclosing to the public confidential information he was privy to as a councillor.

A nine-year-old Prince George boy suffered a broken leg and head injuries Oct. 23 when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Fifth Avenue with his parents.