Home sales rise in price and volume
Prince George's real estate agents and homeowners saw increases in both average prices and the number of sales for single-family homes during 2013, according to B.C. Northern Real Estate Board numbers...
View ArticleJail time for hoodwinked heroin dealer
Whether a drug dealer knew he was selling heroin or a more potent substitute was an issue in Prince George provincial court on Tuesday, when Aron Leif Gray Johnson, 28, was sentenced to slightly less...
View ArticleTrain collision claims life
One man is dead following an early morning run-in with a train.According to the Prince George RCMP, the incident occurred around 3 a.m. Tuesday at Wilson Park, off North Ospika Boulevard.An eastbound...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers details awards
It turns out that giving a tip Crime Stoppers is rarely about cashing in.In fact, according to Prince George Crime Stoppers president Jack Hooper, of 13 awards, worth a total $2,430, approved during...
View ArticleFraud prevention advice worth passing along
Worried that a friend or family member may be a victim of a fraud?Elderly people are particular targets for various scams and Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says a good first step to prevent...
View ArticleUpdate: City, union reach deal
A city-halting strike was averted Tuesday with the city and its unionized staff reaching a tentative agreement.The deal was struck in the late afternoon, following a day-long negotiation session...
View ArticleKids approached in suspicious incident
The Prince George RCMP are investigating after two children were approached by strangers yesterday.Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, two young boys were approached by two adult men in a pick-up truck while...
View ArticleRCMP looking for missing teen
Prince George residents are being asked to keep an eye out for a missing teenager.Kiana Anisha Keram, 17, was first reported missing Dec. 30 after not returning to her residence the previous day.
View ArticleBody discovered in vehicle pulled from waters near Prince Rupert
Police found a body Wednesday inside a recovered vehicle belonging to a Prince Rupert man missing since Dec. 29.Prince Rupert RCMP said a crane retrieved the submerged vehicle from waters near Galloway...
View ArticleRegion's flu season normal so far
Northern B.C. is having a normal flu season, despite the resurgence of the H1N1 virus which caused a pandemic in 2009 -and discovery of North America's first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in...
View ArticleLawyer's cost protected
The exact cost for the City of Prince George to hire a labour lawyer to lead collective bargaining with its unionized employees won't be made public.According to a response to a Freedom of Information...
View ArticleVictims tell of sexual abuse impact
The victims of a former Prince George man convicted of a long list of sex crimes against two of his stepdaughters continue to suffer an emotional toll characterized by self-hatred and mistrust of...
View ArticleFire levels Quesnel building
A fire late Tuesday morning destroyed a building and a neighbouring business in the Two Mile Flats area of Quesnel.The building housed Design Flooring and Deco. As well, the Love Shack, located next...
View ArticleStabber's appeal denied
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of a dangerous offender declaration for a man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend and paralyzing her from the neck down.Counsel on behalf of Trevor...
View ArticleStill in the playoff hunt
Tracey Jones stole a win away from Allison MacInnes on Thursday morning to stay in the playoff hunt at the B.C. Scotties women's provincial curling championship.Jones, who has had draw weight in her...
View ArticleUnion members to vote on new deal
Members of the city's unionized workforce will pass judgment tonight on the contract hammered out by their leadership.Beginning at 6 p.m., Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 1048 and 399 will...
View ArticleUNBC grad DARTs to Philippines
Gabe DeMone doesn't usually dart off to the tropics, but when he does, he wears the Canadian uniform.DeMone, an army corporal based at CFB Petawawa and UNBC graduate whose mother lives in Prince...
View ArticleWhat's the caption?
Being left out of the water cooler talk or shunned in the lunchroom? Do your kids and your dog look at you as if to wonder how you even put your pants on in the morning? Worry no more. Your children...
View ArticleFinish the proverb
Need a little fun in your day? Need to feel like you are part of the in crowd at the office or wanted at home.Well worry no more as The Citizen has just what you need to get you eating at the big boy’s...
View ArticleFamily members killed in collision
A man and two young children from Alberta were killed Wednesday afternoon when their minivan struck an oncoming tractor trailer on Highway 16 east of Tete Jaune Junction.A woman and another young child...
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