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Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.

Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The Transportation Safety Board says a broken wheel was to blame for a train derailment in B.C.'s Fraser Valley more than three years ago that spilled six million kilograms of potash.
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Break-and-enter results in 14 sets of deer antlers stolen from B.C. property

Break-and-enter results in 14 sets of deer antlers stolen from B.C. property

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Police in Fort St. John, B.C., are on the lookout after a number of hunting trophies were stolen, including 14 sets of deer antlers. Mounties say the break-in was reported at an abandoned property on Feb.
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Prince George city council pushes back against short-term rental rules

Prince George city council pushes back against short-term rental rules

B.C. law that takes effect May 1st would limit short-term rentals to host’s primary residence and either a secondary suite or accessory dwelling
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Prince George city council approves closing tax loophole for daycare centres in schools

Prince George city council approves closing tax loophole for daycare centres in schools

City council approves resolution it will take to North Central Local Government Association to ask province to find a way to collect those taxes
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Prince George athlete wins top BC Winter Games award

Prince George athlete wins top BC Winter Games award

Nechako Karate Club member chosen for W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence at Games in Lhatko Quesnel
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Indigenous man denied return of guns following seizure

Indigenous man denied return of guns following seizure

Charged with uttering threats to kill an animal or bird, Benjamin James Jackson had filed an affidavit that he needs the guns for sustenance hunting
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First Nations' appeal for Nechako River rights partially upheld

First Nations' appeal for Nechako River rights partially upheld

Saik’uz and Stellat’en launched a case against Rio Tinto Alcan and the Province over impaired fishing rights. 
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A wintry mix of rain and snow headed for to Metro Vancouver, Whistler, Fraser Valley

A wintry mix of rain and snow headed for to Metro Vancouver, Whistler, Fraser Valley

VANCOUVER — A special weather statement for a wintry mix of rain and snow has prompted an advisory for drivers in parts of British Columbia’s South Coast to prepare for poor road conditions.
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Helicopter giant contests B.C. government air ambulance contract award

Helicopter giant contests B.C. government air ambulance contract award

More than 7,300 patients are transported either by helicopter or airplane annually in B.C., says Airbus filing.
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B.C. workers on minimum wage will see an increase of 65 cents per hour June 1

B.C. workers on minimum wage will see an increase of 65 cents per hour June 1

VICTORIA — Minimum-wage workers in British Columbia will get a pay hike of 65 cents an hour to $17.40 starting June 1, a move the government says will help lift more people out of poverty. The Ministry of Labour says in a statement the 3.
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