R-C-M-P in Prince George say the Canada Day long weekend was especially busy for them.
A statement from the detachment says officers were called to everything from robberies and attempted robberies to the torching of a vehicle -- possibly by a suspect already wanted on two other warrants.
In all, Mounties say they answered 374 calls around Prince George between July 1st and July 3rd.
That's up from the 350 calls they received in the same period last year.
There have been 135 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C. Fraser Health says in a statement 23 COVID-19 cases were identified among staff and students at Khalsa School Old Yale Road.
There are no happy visions of snow-covered slopes on the 2021 list. Just death, destruction and drought. Consider late June's heat dome in Western Canada, the top pick by Phillips for the year.
Taxpayers ombudsperson François Boileau says gaining a larger profile would also help him reach the more than 800,000 people who don't file returns and are often from vulnerable populations that don't usually file complaints.
Trudeau's new mandate letters to the 38 members of cabinet were published online Thursday and they show that ending the fight against COVID-19 remains the top priority across government.
Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, wrote in an annual report on the state of public health in the country that the pandemic has exposed long-standing cracks in the system.
Special weather statements have been issued by Environment Canada including the Cariboo, West Columbia and Williston regions, with a prediction of 10 to 20 centimetres of snow starting Friday night.