Prince George RCMP is currently investigating a homicide that occurred on September 16, 2025, on the 1900-block of Spruce Street. “The initial call to Frontline Police officers was received around 3:30 a.m. Investigators attended a residence on Spruce Street to find one person deceased and a second person suffering from gun shot wounds. Multiple people in the residence were detained during the investigation and were subsequently released without charge,” states Corporal Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP. Police believe this to be a targeted event with

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif may meet President Donald Trump during his visit to the US next week to attend the UN General Assembly session. Pakistani media outlets have quoted sources as saying that the meeting between Shahbaz Sharif and Trump is expected to take place on September 25. The meeting may take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York. Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir is also likely to attend the meeting. This possible meeting is taking place after the growing diplomatic relations between the US and Pakistan in 2025. Earlier

The Bank of Canada announced its interest rate decision on Wednesday, cutting its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 2.50 per cent. The central bank had kept it steady at 2.75 per cent since March 2025 after cutting rates seven times as US President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect, prompting the Bank of Canada to put the interest rate cut cycle on hold to assess their impact on the economy and consumer prices. The central bank's latest interest rate cut is a relief move for Canadian homebuyers, especially variable-rate mortgage holders who will benefit immediately, reduci

PM Mark Carney has given Dominic LeBlanc the additional responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Trade. At the same time, Steve McKinnon has been made Minister of Transport, who is also the government's House Leader in the House of Commons. Both these departments were with Chrystia Freeland, who has been appointed as the Special Representative for Ukraine. Dominique LeBlanc was till now holding the responsibility as the President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Canada-US Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs, who will now also serve as the Minister of Internal Trade.

President Donald Trump is relishing the glow of a British royal spectacle during his state visit. He was greeted at Windsor Castle on Wednesday by King Charles III, military honor guards and mounted troops before paying a private tribute at Queen Elizabeth II's tomb. The president, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, attended a musical performance on the castle grounds. The visit aims to strengthen ties amid tensions over Trump's America First policies. British officials are hoping to avoid awkward questions about Jeffrey Epstein as an opening day full of ceremony and good feelings give

British Columbia Premier David Eby is off to Ottawa to lobby the federal government for more investment in major infrastructure projects in the province. The Premier's Office says in a statement that Eby is leading a mission to Ottawa that will last until Thursday, and the itinerary includes a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on priorities for B.C.'s economic growth. Eby's office also says the province will seek information on the next steps for major projects in B.C. and to secure funding needed to move forward. The province has two of the five projects flagged by Ottawa last week for

Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel is in Grande Prairie tonight to brainstorm potential referendum questions aimed at wrenching more political control from Ottawa. The panel has been greeted by supportive crowds throughout its summer town hall tour around the province. It has often been cheered on in its proposals, including withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan and withholding social services from some immigrants. But some have called the tour cynical wedge politics, saying it employs questionable survey methods to craft a predetermined anti-Ottawa outcome. And the pa

The new Royal Roads University (RRU), John Horgan Campus is open, offering innovative post-secondary options for a growing number of students living in the Westshore. “Education opens the door to opportunity,” said Premier David Eby. “This new campus provides a doorway to future prosperity for people, for their families and for their community. It is a great tribute to John’s memory that this campus carries his name, as education opened a world of possibilities for him.” The campus aims to support the growing number of people of all ages choosing to call Langford home through a uniqu

Another man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a migrant family on the Canada-U.S. border near Emerson, Man., in 2022. The federal justice department says Fenil Patel was arrested Sept. 5 on an extradition request from the United States. He is facing a hearing this week in Ontario Superior Court. Police in India announced in 2023 they were looking for Patel on human trafficking and other charges after a couple and their two children froze to death while trying to walk across the border in a frigid nighttime blizzard. Two men in the United States — Harshkumar Patel and Steve S