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‘Tis the season for holiday scams

VICTORIA – As the holiday season approaches, a time when people are typically feeling more generous, you may find that you’re getting more requests to donate to charities. And while…

Human remains found at suspicious fire – Tumbler Ridge

Tumbler Ridge RCMP responded to a complaint of a suspicious fire on November 3rd, 2012 in the Bull Moose Forest Service Road area. The responding general duty member located the…

New trial for Whitehorse man convicted of drunk driving

Driver insists he was not impaired when vehicle rolled   CBC News A drunk-driving trial is underway in Whitehorse. A Whitehorse man jailed for impaired driving causing bodily harm will…

Moose loose on the runway

By Larry Pynn Vancouver Sun Busy Fort Nelson airport seeks funding to keep moose and other animals at bay. “The moose are loose. So are the black bears, elk, white-tailed…

Truck Driver Dies Near Buckinghorse

Truck Driver Dies Near Buckinghorse

Early Tuesday morning at approximately 7:00 a.m. Northern Rockies Emergency Services were notified of a single vehicle rollover on Hwy #97 approximately 8 kms north of Buckinghorse involving an H&R…

Precautionary suspension of Novartis vaccines in B.C.

VICTORIA – Following a recommendation from Health Canada to temporarily suspend use of Novartis influenza vaccine products (Agriflu and Fluad), British Columbia has halted the use of these products in…

Surveyor perished in avalanche

PRINCE GEORGE – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died as the result of an avalanche near Stewart on October 23rd, 2012. He was…

Aftershocks continue from Saturday’s 7.7 earthquake that struck B.C. coast

The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake off the west coast of Canada is an aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 quake that struck two nights ago. A geophysicist…

Premier Opens New Cancer Clinic for the North in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE – Premier Christy Clark today officially opened the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North, which will provide patients with the latest care and treatment closer to home…

Water fluoridation affects children’s IQ

Why, in 1974, didn’t authorities learn from this terrible tragedy? A three year old Brooklyn boy, during his first dental checkup, had fluoride paste applied to his teeth. He was…