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Prince George stockbroker faces disciplinary hearing

A Prince George stockbroker faces a hearing next week on allegations he carried out "manipulative or suspicious trading" in two junior oil and gas companies based in Ladner. Marco Myatovic, who works at Canaccord Genuity Corp.

Radiation from Japan poses no health risk in B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall today issued a statement reassuring British Columbians that there is no expected health risk from radiation at the Japanese nuclear power plant.
Farnworth unveils plan for north

Farnworth unveils plan for north

B.C. NDP leadership candidate Mike Farnworth unveiled his vision for northern and rural B.C. in Prince George on Sunday. The Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain MLA said he believes the government in Victoria needs to listen to the regions.

Fort St. John mayor addresses censure for 'unacceptable behaviour'

Embattled Fort St. John mayor Bruce Lantz responded to council's motion of censure for unacceptable behaviour at Monday night's city council meeting.

Couture gets 18 months probation for proposition 14 year old

A Prince George man who was convicted and then later acquitted of a 1986 double murder in Vancouver when testimony from his wife was ruled inadmissible, was sentenced to 18 months probationi Monday for propositioning a 14-year-old girl in the Quesnel
North gets significant presence in Premier Clark's first cabinet

North gets significant presence in Premier Clark's first cabinet

Northern B.C. remains well represented in Premier Christy Clark's new, smaller cabinet Monday with Prince George's two MLAs shifting portfolios but remaining within the inner circle.
Prince George student wins top prize in ICBC ad contest

Prince George student wins top prize in ICBC ad contest

After weeks of public voting and judging, ICBC is announcing the winners of the Your Ad Here contest. This past fall, ICBC called on B.C.

Group seeks to champion northern innovators

A group of local agencies is seeking funding to fill the gap left by the closure of the Innovation Resource Centre in June.
One driver dead in truck crash

One driver dead in truck crash

One man is dead and a woman injured after the trucks they were driving collided on Highway 16 between Burns Lake and Endako. The highway was closed in both directions as RCMP crash analysts gathered evidence.

Baldy Hughes wracked by in fighting: insider

Internal infighting amongst Baldy Hughes' board of directors and staff is threatening the future of the addiction treatment centre, according to an inside source.