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Crown asks appeal court to add three years onto sentence for rapist uncle

Crown prosecutor Mary Ainslie said the 3.5-year sentence is “demonstrably unfit” given the circumstances of what Nihal Maligaspe did to the victim.

Nov 28, 2023 4:25 AM Read more >

Vernon RV couple gets reprieve after city decision

Lee Watkins and wife Sondra have been living in an RV on Sondra’s parent's ALR land and have racked up about $3,000 in fines from the city.

Nov 28, 2023 4:21 AM Read more >

AG blames B.C. Conservatives after SOGI protest tractor crash, IIO investigates

SURREY, B.C. — The police watchdog is investigating a B.C.

Nov 27, 2023 4:39 PM Read more >

Hiker rescued after nine hours stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour

VANCOUVER — Search and rescue crews in British Columbia found a hiker who was stranded for nine hours after sliding down the side of Mount Seymour in North Vancouver.

Nov 27, 2023 3:57 PM Read more >

Sooke man who reported his dog was attacked by stranger faces mischief charges

The man told police a stranger had attacked his dog with a blunt object while he was walking with his two children near a golf course

Nov 27, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Prince George youth takes his own life after online sextortion

Prince George RCMP has received 62 reports of online sextortion this year

Nov 27, 2023 10:24 AM Read more >

Weekend crash south of Whistler, B.C., kills two adults, one child

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Two adults and a child are dead and a fourth person was injured in a single vehicle crash on the Sea to Sky Highway south of Whistler. Insp.

Nov 27, 2023 8:02 AM Read more >

Prince George region to see 21,100 job openings over next 10 years, report predicts

98 percent of job openings in the region to come from replacing retiring workers over the next decade

Nov 27, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Man who killed girl in drunk-driving crash jailed again after latest drunken collision

Karl Matthew Schwarz, 39, pleaded guilty Friday in Kamloops provincial court to charges of impaired driving, driving while prohibited and breach of a release order, as well as two counts of domestic assault.

Nov 27, 2023 4:04 AM Read more >

Prince George woman ranked as best powerlifter in Canadian history

Tara Webber, 34, is the best powerlifter – man or woman - in Canadian history, breaking world records along the way.

Nov 26, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >