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Charges have now been laid against a Burns Lake man in connection with a triple homicide there on Monday. Rueben Buhler has been arrested in connection with the homicides and has been charged with three counts of second degree murder and is expected to appear in Burns Lake Provincial Court sometime tomorrow (April 29, 2015). Burns Lake RCMP responded to a report of foul play at a residence in the community on Monday morning. Officers entered the residence and found three people, one woman...

One man has been arrested following a triple homicide in Burns Lake Monday. Burns Lake RCMP were called out to a home in the 200-block of Fifth Avenue at 8:25 a.m. after receiving a report of potential foul play. Officers entered the residence and found three people, one woman and two men, dead inside. The identities of all three victims are not being released at this time. A 54-year-old Burns Lake man has been arrested in connection with the homicides and is currently in police custody...

Most people feel that the 2015 Canada Winter Games was a good investment for Prince George, according to a survey conducted by a UNBC political science class. According to the survey, 51 per cent of respondents agreed, or strongly agreed, with the statement that the games were a good investment. Twenty-two per cent were either neutral or not sure while disagreed or strongly disagreed. “It had a very positive impact on the City of Prince George,” said Grant Bachand of the class. The class...

It is a compelling and heart tugging story of lost and found. The Secret Mask opens this week at Theatre North West and one of its main characters is Ernie who has suffered a stroke and has aphasia. Finding the right words to convey what he wants to say is a daily challenge and he works with a speech therapist to help him overcome his communication problems. As well, Ernie is visited by the son he left behind many years ago and who now has questions he wants answered – questions that even...

I have to start this week with what may have been the most dangerous Blacktop Blockhead I have seen in some time. On Tuesday evening, I was driving on Victoria Street. I came to the lights at Seventh Avenue. It was red, so I stopped, as did the vehicle next to me. A few seconds later, the light turns green, and we both proceed. I can see the light at Sixth Avenue is red and is probably going to stay that way, so I start to ease off the gas well ahead of time. The vehicle beside me, however,...

The Ladies are coming to Prince George to kick off a Canadian tour. The Barenaked Ladies, with special guest Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea, will start their Silverball tour at CN Centre on Oct. 19. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 1 at all Ticketmaster locations. The tour is in support of their new album, Silverball, which hits the street on June 2. A few days later, the Barenaked Ladies will start a tour of the United States, lasting until the end of July. They start the Canadian tour in...