Youth in hospital after being stabbed

Investigators from the Prince George General Investigation Section are investigating an early morning stabbing. Police attended an area between Pine Street and Oak Street after a young man with apparent stab wounds was located by joggers near the slough. The male was transported to Prince George Regional Hospital where he remains... more

Cougars sign Pilling

The Prince George Cougars have signed their third selection, 69th overall (fourth round) in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, defenceman Shane Pilling from Lethbridge, Alberta. The 15-year old Pilling is 5’8”and 145 pounds. He spent the 2007-2008 season with the Lethbridge... more

• Cougars send netminder Wright to Spokane
• Jamboree on the gridiron
• Fresh faces abound at camp

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The season of elections

The next few months will be filled with elections. It is likely we will have a federal election in October, followed rapidly by civic election in November. For the real political junkies, November will also see the presidential election in... more

• Minority fall this fall?
• Numbers not a crime
• Schools doing well, says minister

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End the problem – make drugs legal

Editor: Columnist Victor Bowman (Tackling the drug trade, Free Press August 15) has the right diagnosis: “The drug trade is the cause of much of the crime in the city. An addict… will steal from their families, break into houses, sell... more

• Ignore fixed dates at own risk
• Where’d all the City’s money go?
• Remembering Reg White, uncle

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Would an integrated police force benefit the North Shore? Part 1

Do you think a single North Shore police force would benefit the residents of North and West Vancouver? North Vancouver City and District share one RCMP detachment but have slightly differing levels of police resource allocation based on different budgeting and... more

• Would an integrated police force benefit the North Shore? Part 2
• Would an integrated police force benefit the North Shore? Part 3
• Never underestimate good old power

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