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Schools struggling to retain staff, union says

Schools struggling to retain staff, union says

“I was told last week that there are teachers at a school who are crying in a bathroom because they can’t cope but they are still showing up for work."
Veterinarian technician heading to NWT to lend a hand

Veterinarian technician heading to NWT to lend a hand

Kristie Waddell of Prince George will be visiting the communities of Fort Liard and Wrigley, providing care on behalf of Veterinarians Without Borders. 
Giant gnomes created with foraged materials

Giant gnomes created with foraged materials

Christy Cartmell spends a lot of time foraging in the forest in and around Hixon where she now lives.
B.C. naturopathic doctors urge province to let them help fight opioid crisis

B.C. naturopathic doctors urge province to let them help fight opioid crisis

Deborah Phair, a Prince George naturopathic doctor, is calling on the provincial government to expand the scope of practice for  B.C.’s naturopathic doctors to allow them to prescribe immediate-release safer supply substances
Domestic abuser handed jail time

Domestic abuser handed jail time

Connor Patterson-House appeared in Kelowna court by way of video from the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre and pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm, assault, and breaching a release order.
Conservative Party of B.C. unveils Peace region candidate

Conservative Party of B.C. unveils Peace region candidate

Jordan Kealy will be the Peace River North MLA candidate for the Conservative Party of B.C.
Father, 13-year-old son, victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say

Father, 13-year-old son, victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 13-year-old boy and his father were the victims in a targeted double homicide in the suburban Vancouver city of Richmond.

Port Moody police tabbed to investigate West Vancouver mayor's 2022 campaign finances

VICTORIA — A British Columbia municipal police department is investigating the campaign finances of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager.

Chad Allan, founding member of Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dies

BURNABY, B.C. — Celebrated musician Chad Allan, a founding member of legendary Canadian rock bands the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died. He was 80.
Highly toxic chemicals burned in truck fire on B.C. highway

Highly toxic chemicals burned in truck fire on B.C. highway

The materials that were burned in the fire included Aviation Regulated Liquid, mercury acetate, lead acetate, mercaptans, ethanol, organic peroxide, formamide and calcium chloride.