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UNBC has been named one of B.C's top 100 employers for the fourth time in six years. The university was recognized for work-life balance, health and parental leave benefits and ongoing educational opportunities.

The Globe and Mail has created an online database as part of its Unfounded series into sex assaults across Canada. A case is designated as unfounded when a police investigation established that a crime did not happen or was not attempted.

Prince George has one of the lowest percentages of unfounded sex assault cases in Canada, according to a Globe and Mail report. Nationally, the average sits at 19 per cent, while Prince George sits at six per cent.

The A Healthier You Awards were handed out Friday night, recognizing outstanding contributions towards health and wellness from businesses, organizations and individuals.

The Northern John Howard Society will receive $60,000 from the provincial government to train more facilitators to deliver a domestic violence prevention program.

A Prince George man was sentenced to a further four months in jail after pleading guilty Friday to charges related to the discovery of two pipe bombs and other weapons in a Spruceland neighbourhood home.

Prince George has been awarded the 2022 B.C. Summer Games. The announcement was made Friday morning at the Kin Centre. The dates for the multi-sport event are July 21-24. Greater Vernon will host that year's B.C. Winter Games. The B.C.

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has approved a new inter-community transit service as part of the B.C. government's $5 million Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George celebrated its 50th anniversary Wednesday. Community members gathered to pay tribute to the many people who have helped make a difference since the regional district officially came to be in 1967.

Students from a Prince George elementary heard a firsthand account Thursday of the challenges women continue to face in one of the poorest countries in the world.