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Max the therapy dog keeps young witness company at Prince George trial

PRINCE GEORGE - The Victims’ Services Branch of the Prince George RCMP has a new, friendly tool to help victims feel less anxious about testifying in court. Max the therapy dog was a new addition to a Supreme Court jury trial to help a young witness in a violent assault case — a first visit...

Police-themed party gets surprise police visit

PRINCE GEORGE - Police-themed birthday parties are all the rage with young boys, often complete with badges and hats, but not all young boys get to have actual cops at their birthday party too. When Cpl. Dave Tyreman found out four-year-old Capper was hosting a police-themed birthday party on June 20 he decided to roll...

Premier asks you to burn responsibly this May long weekend

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – In light of the unseasonably hot and dry conditions throughout the province, Premier Christy Clark is asking residents to be extra cautious this long weekend. "Every summer, the risk of fire increases. With many parts of the province facing unseasonably warm and dry weather, that risk increases even more — putting people's homes...

RCMP helicopter permanently flying north

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Don't expect to see RCMP helicopters flying overhead as often going forward, a Kamloops-based RCMP helicopter will be handed over to the North District this April leaving only one to cover the entire district. “They’re moving the one from Kamloops to Prince George. (The district-level decision) was based on the fact that they...

Smoke in sky from fires in northern B.C.

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Several large fires in the northeastern part of the province are causing a haze across much of the Southern Interior today. B.C. Wildfire Provincial Fire Information Officer Erin Catherall says most of what we can see is likely from the Prince George Fire Zone where two large fires and several smaller ones are...

UPDATE: Work camps evacuated due to fast moving fire

PRINCE GEORGE - High winds and hot, dry weather have fuelled a fire southeast of Tumbler Ridge, fanning it to more than 3,000 hectares and forcing evacuations of two oil and gas work camps in the area. The fire, which was started by lightning this weekend, is 61 kilometres southeast of Tumbler Ridge and was...