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First responders with post traumatic stress disorder will no longer have to prove their condition is a result of their job under new legislation introduced Wednesday by the province's Labour Minister.

After two school-related social media hoaxes in less than two weeks, School District 57's superintendent is hoping that the shock effect of such incidents will soon be replaced by annoyance on the part of students.

A ban on large-scale open burning is about to be imposed on the Cariboo Fire Centre for the next five months following last summer's bout of major forest fires.

Prince George RCMP had no trouble finding distracted drivers during a two-month enforcement campaign. Over February and March, tickets for the offence were issued to more than 100 motorists, according to numbers released Wednesday.

Prince George RCMP are asking for the public's help to solve a nine-year-old murder mystery. It was on April 11, 2009 2009 that Vernon Darcy Baker, 44, showed up at 2300-block Victoria Street home seeking help for a stab wound to his chest.

Northern B.C.'s only overdose prevention site has reversed 34 potentially lethal overdoses since opening, according to data released by Northern Health.

Trustees of School District 57 voted on Tuesday for significant increases to their pay in order to offset new federal regulations that would see the removal of tax exemptions for school board office-holders as of January of 2019.

An all-aboriginal art show is showing off some of the city's best talent, and it is also announcing the arrival of a new arts organization.

Work has resumed on getting a bridge along Willow Cale Forest Service Road back in working order after safety concerns related to sloughing forced closure of the crossing last September.

The driver of a Greyhound bus involved in a fatal four-vehicle crash has been charged. Colin Lucas Dunlop faces one count of driving without due care and attention in relation to the April 21, 2017 incident on Highway 97 south of Kersley.