Local News

A news conference has been scheduled in Prince George Friday morning for a "major forestry" announcement, expected to be the sale of the Mackenzie Pulp mill to an Asian buyer. According to a media advisory, B.C.

After nine months of silence, the offer of a million-dollar bounty and a massive search of the farm of a convicted eco-saboteur, the Dawson Creek Daily News received another letter Wednesday afternoon purporting to be from the Tomslake pipeline bombe

The RCMP will be strengthening its presence in the Dawson Creek area in the wake of the appearance of another letter suspected to be from the Tomslake pipeline bomber.

It is still unclear if Hillary Clinton was aware of the pending burial of a Prince George soldier when she made controversial comments about Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, but a spokesperson for the U.S.

A round-the-clock effort to determine the number of homeless people in Prince George is set for next month.

Developers of the Commonwealth Health Centre say they want to meet and beat the city's requirement for six townhouses and instead are aiming for a 40- to 60-unit residential and retail complex on the Sixth and Quebec downtown property.

The Stop the HST petition campaign is off to a strong start. As of Wednesday, four days into the effort, 746 people in Prince George-Valemount, 438 in Prince George-Mackenzie and 186 in Nechako Lakes have signed the petition against the tax.

Prince George's air quality advocacy group named pediatrician Marie Hay as its new president at its annual general meeting Wednesday evening. Hay replaces outgoing president Dave Fuller.

A 15-year-old youth armed with a shotgun was arrested early Wednesday morning after a police chase that ended on a dead-end street in Quesnel.

Antique appraiser Peter Blundell will be providing his services at the Quesnel Arts and Recreation Centre during the April 24, 25 weekend, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.