The Northern Female Cougars took their first victory of a jam-packed weekend schedule. The Cats downed the Vancouver Island Hurricanes 4-1 this morning. Hunter Mosher, Ava Keis, Jocelyn Forrest and Marissa Nichol scored for the Cougars. The teams meet again at 5:45 tonight and 8:30 tomorrow morning. All of the games are being played at Strathcona Gardens in Campbell River. Read More »

It was a busy Halloween for Prince George RCMP. Like in past years, police received more calls, compared to an average night. Between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., officers responded to about 90 complaints, including: – 10 Bylaw related offences – 4 Liquor Control and Licencing Act offences – 11 Mischief reports – 11 Cause Disturbance reports – 5 Suspicious ... Read More »

Canfor Corporation has released results for its third quarter of 2014, reporting a shareholder net income of $45.5 million dollars, or 34 cents per share. That’s up from 28.4 million dollars for the third quarter of 2013. The second quarter of 2014 saw a shareholder net income of $54.3 million, or 39 cents per share. Lumber shipments were down 9 ... Read More »

The 10th annual Spirit of the North Radiothon has raised over $51,000. Proceeds go to the purchase of a Pulmonary Function Lab, which provides diagnostics required to treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — or COPD. It will be the second such lab for the region, which has the highest COPD rates in the province. For 12 straight hours yesterday, 101.3 ... Read More »