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B.C.’s police watch dog called in after RCMP shoot and kill man in Prince George

The province’s police watch dog, The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. is investigating after police in Prince George shot and killed a man Thursday. The IIO says the incident happened on Highway 97 and Willowcale Road Thursday evening after recieving information from the RCMP. “An interaction occurred between the …

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Prince George school bus routes cancelled after sudden resignation of drivers

Dozens of families in Prince George, B.C., were left scrambling for ways to get their kids to class on the first day of school after the sudden resignation of multiple school bus drivers. According to an email sent to parents, several drivers tendered their resignations in the 48 hours leading up to …

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Fire at Prince George baseball stadium being investigated as arson, say RCMP

A piece of Indigenous baseball history in Prince George, B.C., suffered serious damage in a fire, which RCMP are investigating as an arson.  RCMP said they received a report of a fire at Spruce City Stadium, located at 2210 Massey Drive, at around 5 a.m. Wednesday. Prince George hosted the 2022 Canadian Native …

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Chisasibi moves forward with a radar search of former Fort George, Que., residential school sites

George E. Pachano, left, and his wife, Marie Louise Chakapash Pachano, right, with five-year-old Avaya, in front of a cross that marks the site of the last Anglican residential school on Fort George Island, located near present day Chisasibi. After extensive consultations with survivors and experts, officials here are moving …

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Tyson Billings a.k.a. Freedom George released from jail after guilty plea

Tyson George Billings, a prominent figure in this winter’s Freedom Convoy in Ottawa who is also known as Freedom George, pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to one of several charges against him and has been released from jail. Billings was sentenced to six months of probation and is expected to return to his …

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