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A Quesnel man convicted by a jury of wilfully promoting hatred against people of the Jewish religion was sentenced Monday to a six-month conditional sentence followed by two years of probation.

Burns Lake and Mackenzie are two of 18 recipients of government funding for age-friendly community planning project grants.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George is receiving a federal/provincial Small Communities Fund grant of $1,534,666.

The United States consulate general from Vancouver will offer a pop-up consulate for American citizen services on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Prince George Public Library.

The numbers are already up for 4-H registration, at least in the anchor division of beef projects. "We have 29 beef kids in the district this year.

A new study from the Northern Medical Program at UNBC shows that taking a relatively high dose of vitamin D helps brain function. Dr.

The operator of a quarry off Otway Road must submit a plan to the local mines inspector before doing anymore blasting at the site. The order was issued earlier this month after police and firefighters spent 1 1/2 hours during the evening of Feb.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 7.9 per cent in February, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers. That's up form 5.8 per cent for the same month last year.

A 29-year-old Hazelton man was arrested Friday morning following an "rare unprovoked attack." Moses Clifford Julian Johnson has been charged with aggravated assault and willfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

Police are on the lookout for two suspects who made off with a toy car from a Westgate area store and bear sprayed one of the employees in the process.