Buttercup the dog and her human, Nick Catroppa, stood outside the Murrayville IGA on the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 23, with grocery store patrons stopping to meet their four-legged benefactor. His Rottweiler had paid for their groceries as a Christmas gift to complete strangers, Catroppa told them. The total amount came to almost $10,000 with […]
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A house in Guildford has been shot at for a third time this month. No arrests have been made related to these shootings in the 11000-block of 140A Street. The most recent was at 3:05 a.m. on December 28, following the second at 7:45 a.m. on December 27 and the first at 8:21 a.m. December
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A suspect remains in custody after a home invasion in Fort St. John where one person was assaulted. Fort St. John RCMP Sgt. Dwayne Croll said it was an “isolated, targeted incident” and both the suspect and the victim are known to police, according to a news release from police Wednesday (Dec. 31). RCMP was
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It was meant to be a political party where people could speak and vote freely. The “big tent” B.C. Conservatives began 2025 ready to check the power of the governing NDP. The party held 44 seats to the NDP’s 47. The B.C. Greens held two. Then personalities and politics collided. Conflict burst into the B.C.
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The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a death in Silver Star Provincial Park. The death stems from an incident that occurred around noon on Sunday, Dec. 28, involving a snowmobiler, a spokesperson for the Coroners Service confirmed to The Morning Star Wednesday, Dec. 31. Because the investigation is ongoing, the Coroners Service said it couldn’t
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