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Forest fire looky-loos prompted the B.C. Wildfire Service to issue an order Wednesday banning public access to the Sutherland Road area north of Fort Fraser.

A young man with a "horrific" record has been hit with a fresh six-year prison sentence following a drug-fuelled crime spree through the South Okanagan that involved three stolen vehicles.

Delays of up to 20 minutes will be in store for three days next week to allow workers to demolish a bridge as part of the four-laning project on Highway 97.

A man without a country has achieved a long-running quest to win Canadian citizenship. Quia Birch was sworn in during a ceremony Tuesday morning in Surrey. "It's kind of unbelievable," Birch said.

Anyone on a fire evacuation alert should be prepared to leave their home on short notice, the B.C. government warns. More than 14,000 people are under evacuation orders as hundreds of wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia.

Smoke from wildfires across the region is causing poor air quality with reduced visibility.

With Highway 97 closed for the foreseeable future, Prince George's lifeline to the southern regions of the province is Highway 5.

While Prince George continues to take in evacuees from neighboring communities hit by the Cariboo wildfires, area volunteers continue to pull together to help animals in need of rescue.

The Prince George RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a missing man. Keith David Relkey, 60, is described as caucasian, 170 cm (5'7") tall and weighing 73 kg (161 lbs) with brown eyes and grey hair, most likely long.

A local man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young boy and Prince George RCMP are asking any other possible victims to step forward.