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At 8 a.m. on Monday an area restriction order will be set it place for Crown land near the Shovel Lake wildfire. The fire is about six kilometres north of Fraser Lake and 30 kilometres southwest of Fort St. James.

Takysie Lake residents defy evacuation order

Effective at 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Sunday an area restriction order will be in place for Crown Land in the vicinity of the Sakeniche wildfire.

Trucks loaded with gear to tackle Southside wildfires turned back

On Friday night at about 8:55 two off-duty police officers shopping at Walmart heard an employee yelling at a man stealing a television who threatened to use bear spray against staff.

Wet weather expected later this weekend won't be enough to make much difference to clear the air in the Prince George area, according to the smoky skies bulletin.

Steam has been defeated by smoke - but only temporarily. The steampunk event scheduled for today at the Railway & Forestry Museum (RFM) has been postponed.

Firefighters aren't counting on any weather-related miracles as the battle to bring the wildfires raging to the west under control will continue over the weekend.

Ridership on BC Transit's service along Highway 16 has been on the upswing, according to Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure numbers released Friday.