A multimillion-dollar project by Canada's major banks and credit unions, which would have cut carbon emissions and saved money, has been scrapped. The digital clearing system would have ended the practice of couriering about three million cheques around the country each day.

A man has been killed in an apparent hit-and-run incident near 200th Street and 59th Avenue in Langley, B.C.

Critics have long questioned whether the Northern Adventure ferry is suitable for the stormy waters off B.C.'s north coast, and Monday's aborted voyage, which saw the vessel return to shore because of high winds, is bound to add to the controversy.

Midwives in B.C. are raising the alarm about a potential slowdown in the province's only registered midwife training program.

U.S. government safety regulators are recalling more than 2.1 million drop-side cribs made by B.C.-based Stork Craft Manufacturing, the biggest crib recall in U.S. history.

OTTAWA — Almost one million drop-side cribs in Canada were recalled late Monday just as the world’s standards organization is poised to institute a worldwide ban of cribs with a movable side rail, following multiple baby deaths.

B.C. needs to follow the lead of six other provinces and adopt a clear plan for reducing child poverty if it hopes to shed its reputation as the worst performer in the country, says a report due out today.

The family of Martin Auld, the motorcyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run in 2008, left the Victoria courthouse in despair yesterday

Province will talk to those ineligible for help under existing aid program

A violent storm in Hecate Strait early Monday forced BC Ferries to turn a Skidegate-bound vessel back and return to Prince Rupert.

Nearly 100 B.C. Ferries passengers endured a scary ride on the Northern Adventure early Monday as high winds and huge waves forced the ship to turn around in mid-voyage from Prince Rupert to Skidegate in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii).

For the second time since her 18-year-old son Lemar was killed in a hit-and-run accident while crossing a Surrey street, Homira Faqirzada feels let down by the criminal-justice system.

When Kimberly Friesen leapt into the raging Quesnel River to save an eight-year-old boy it took her breath away — literally.

Celebrating the life of SFU quarterback Bernd Dittrich.

A middle-aged man was found dead near an intersection in Langley Monday night, a possible victim of a hit-and-run driver.

If you’re seeing a lot of moustachioed men walking around, that’s because it’s Movember.The local version of a nationwide fundraiser to further the awareness of issues surrounding prostate cancer is a ‘Pounds for Pennies’ liftoff that will be held on Saturday at X Conditioning, 505 Second Ave.X Conditioning team members Jay, Mike and Dallas will be lifting at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. and taking ...

The deadline for nominations is drawing near.The opportunity to add someone to the list of those who could join the 52 athletes, coaches and builders already inducted into the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame.The most-recent induction ceremony was in 2008, and the next banquet is slated to take place on April 10, 2010, at the Kinsmen Hall. To date, the nomination committee has received just ...

If not for a ridiculous effort from an opposition goaltender, the Prince George Integris Credit Union bantam Cougars, the city’s Tier 2 team, would’ve been in gold contention.The Cougars finished fourth in a weekend event in Grand Prairie, but not without getting off to a frustrating start against the hosts.Grande Prairie goalie Jayden Lavalley stopped an incredible 70 shots in the tournament’s ...

The Prince George Cougars have acquired 18-year-old winger Spencer Asuchak from the Tri-City Americans for a conditional 2010 bantam draft choice.Asuchak, who lived in Prince George from Grade 2 to Grade 7 and played for the peewee rep team, is six-foot-four and 210 pounds, and has 50 games of WHL experience.For more, see Tuesday's Citizen.

The search remains ongoing for a Williams Lake man whose been missing for nearly two weeks.Tyler Walton, 25, was last seen on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.He's described as an outgoing person, in good physical shape, about 5'11" tall and 150 lbs and wears his hear at medium length and normally has a full beard.Police have made numerous inquiries but despite this, no leads have surfaced to explain Walton's ...

Trevor the dog is back in city custody, after being spotted on the street without his muzzle.

The Yukon’s mining industry heard about the worldwide recession, but it really didn’t feel it, government geologist Mike Burke said this morning in his address to the 37th Yukon Geoscience Forum in Whitehorse.

Air Canada has added another 70 seats per day to its Vancouver route for the Christmas season.

The excitement was almost bursting out of Takhini Arena this weekend; there wasn’t a parking spot to be found, and a line up of excited hockey fans wound its way through the parking lot.