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Murderer back behind bars after nearly killing man while at halfway house

Murderer back behind bars after nearly killing man while at halfway house

Ryan Quigley was released from custody in July to a halfway house somewhere in B.C.'s central interior after stabbing his fiancée to death in 2014
Editorial: Housing award a sick, cruel joke

Editorial: Housing award a sick, cruel joke

How exactly does a group that actively enables and encourages fellow Prince George residents to continue to live in the unsafe squalor of Moccasin Flats as an expression of their human rights win a housing award?
Northern B.C. regional district considering road signs for public notices

Northern B.C. regional district considering road signs for public notices

Creative solutions are being explored at the Peace River Regional District to reach rural residents, following the closure of the Alaska Highway News. 
Okanagan man gets more jail time for cutting open Good Samaritan's face

Okanagan man gets more jail time for cutting open Good Samaritan's face

Randolph Dionne, 65, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, theft and breach of release order in BC Provincial Court in Penticton Thursday.
Editorial: If we act now, we can avert a crisis in long-term care

Editorial: If we act now, we can avert a crisis in long-term care

It is now too late to correct fully for the failure to plan for our aging population. However, it is not yet too late to prevent another wholly foreseeable crisis, this time in long-term care.
As B.C. glaciers retreat, gold mining companies stake claims in new salmon habitat

As B.C. glaciers retreat, gold mining companies stake claims in new salmon habitat

Salmon habitat or gold mine? In the wake of melting glaciers, new prospects open up along the B.C.-Alaska border.
B.C. drug recovery homes need investigation and regulation: Moms Stop the Harm

B.C. drug recovery homes need investigation and regulation: Moms Stop the Harm

Moms Stop the Harm want private recovery homes and treatment centres regulated after stories of alleged harm and abuse.
B.C. Liberal MP urges immediate emissions cap on oil and gas sector

B.C. Liberal MP urges immediate emissions cap on oil and gas sector

In a letter to cabinet, Liberal MP Patrick Weiler called on government to set an emissions cap that "does not contain any extensions, exceptions or loopholes."
Spruce Kings have been tough opponents on home ice

Spruce Kings have been tough opponents on home ice

But with just one win in nine road games, Kings have fallen into BCHL Interior Conference basement
UNBC to offer courses on artificial intelligence

UNBC to offer courses on artificial intelligence

The university is partnering with RoboGarden Inc. to offer courses in machine learning and AI