Prince George News
Bitcoin mining coming to Prince George, Mackenzie
Northern B.C. is no stranger to mining, but an Australian tech company is hoping to strike digital gold in Prince George and Mackenzie. Iris Energy is building...
Prince George RCMP arrested two violent shoplifters on the same day
Prince George RCMP has arrested two violent offenders for shoplifting and is cautioning local store employees about approaching suspected shoplifters. Police...
Convicted offender sold toys at Prince George convention
An Alberta man convicted of luring a child online, and under a court order not to attend community centres where there are children, was an exhibitor at...
Decade-old sawmill blasts not forgotten, says labour minister
Action has been taken on most of a lawyer's suggestions for improving worker safety in the wake of the fatal explosions that struck two Central Interior...
Youth fleeing police struck by vehicle
The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is looking into an incident on Saturday night in Prince George in which one youth was injured. On May...
Suspect rams police cruiser in high-speed chase in Prince George
A fugitive rammed a police cruiser in a high-speed chase on Highway 97 in Prince George Wednesday morning. "Last night, RCMP began an investigation into a...
RCMP are investigating after a man was stabbed to death Thursday in Williams Lake
RCMP are investigating a homicide in Williams Lake. Sgt. Chris Manseau said on Thursday, just after 11 p.m., police received a report of a man suffering from...
Prince Rupert to welcome Ruby Princess, 45,000-plus additional tourists
Every prince needs their princess, and for Prince Rupert’s tourism sector that princess is named Ruby. On Friday the Port of Prince Rupert announced that...
B.C. house fire victim gets $30,000 in damages for botched insurance claim
A B.C. woman has won her lawsuit against Sonnet Insurance Company after experiencing unnecessary delays for compensation following a devastating house fire....
Guilty plea to second degree murder in death of Prince George woman
A man faces sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a Prince George woman. Dennis Daniel Gladue has entered the plea the death...
‘We’re under siege,’ says frustrated Prince George business owner
“What has happened to our downtown?” asks Larissa Lebel, co-owner of Prince George cannabis dispensary Epik Products? Lebel recently posted a video...
Prince George RCMP seize nearly $400,000 worth of suspected fentanyl
Prince George RCMP's street crew unit appears to have put a major dent in the city's supply of illicit drugs. Two men "well known to police for...
Fort St. John man arrested on sexual assault, voyeurism charges
Fort St. John RCMP say a local man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and voyeurism stemming from an incident in Charlie Lake in 2007. In a...
Fraud risk management at B.C.'s $16-billion Site C dam project can be improved: auditor
British Columbia's auditor general says Crown-owned BC Hydro can improve its management of potential fraud risks at the $16 billion Site C dam project....
Family of man who died in RCMP custody files lawsuit
The family of a man who died while in the custody of the Prince George RCMP has filed a lawsuit seeking damages. In a notice of claim filed April 20 - and...
B.C. First Nation has proposed settlement after 160-year battle with Canada
A British Columbia First Nation has reached a proposed $135-million settlement with the federal government, 160 years after settlers began taking over its...
Prince George restaurant owner continuing to enforce COVID vaccine passport requirement
The owner of a Prince George restaurant/brew pub says he will continue to require his customers to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or be...
Arson fire that destroyed Prince George business under investigation
RCMP have determined a fire that destroyed a downtown Prince George commercial building on Monday was caused by arson, police say. Security camera footage from...
BC green lights new liquid fuels export terminal
An $885 million liquid fuels export terminal on Ridley Island in Prince Rupert has gotten the green light from the B.C. Ministry of Environment. Should it get...
Animal carcasses, scorched vehicles dumped in Beatton River near Fort St. John
Another spring, another season of illegal dumping at the Beatton River near Fort St. John. Animal carcasses, including the body of a calf and skull of a steer,...