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RCMP launch holiday CounterAttack campaign

RCMP launch holiday CounterAttack campaign

Holiday season revelers are being urged to think twice before getting behind the wheel after a night on the town. The annual winter CounterAttack program is up and running.
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Needle exchange to act as overdose site

Needle exchange to act as overdose site

The Prince George needle exchange at Third and George will be opened seven days a week and work as an overdose prevention site, Northern Health said Friday.
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Three fires now deemed suspicious

Three fires now deemed suspicious

A third suspicious fire has struck the city this week. A carport and the vehicle parked inside it were damaged in a blaze at a Michael Road home near North Nechako Road early Friday morning, Prince George RCMP said.
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Canfor Pulp project wins council's support

Canfor Pulp project wins council's support

Canfor Pulp's bid to build a water treatment plant and decanting pond on the north shore of the Nechako River won city council's approval on Monday night, when a rezoning bylaw to allow the project to go ahead passed third reading following a public
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City's user fees and charges on the way up

City's user fees and charges on the way up

A near across-the-board increase in fees and charges for city services over the next three years is on its way. City council gave three readings Monday night to a bylaw for three-per-cent per year hikes for the next three years.
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D-d-deeep c-c-cold gonna s-s-stay

D-d-deeep c-c-cold gonna s-s-stay

The deep freeze gripping the city is going to stay for awhile longer. In fact, it's going to get colder before it gets warmer, according to an Environment Canada forecast which sees the daytime high dipping south of -20 C through to Thursday.
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Child molester's challenge of mandatory minimum dismissed

Child molester's challenge of mandatory minimum dismissed

A Prince George man faces at least one year in jail for sexually interfering with a minor after a B.C. Supreme Court Justice dismissed a defence counsel challenge of the "mandatory minimum" sentence for the offence.
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City to host para skiing worlds

City to host para skiing worlds

The 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships are coming to Prince George, it was announced Friday morning.
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New CNC trades building to be built for $15 million

New CNC trades building to be built for $15 million

The financial underpinnings for a new $15-million heavy-mechanical trades-training facility at the College of New Caledonia were unveiled Friday. The federal and provincial governments are each contributing $6.9 million and the college, $1.
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Sentence issued for dangerous driving, jail house attack

Sentence issued for dangerous driving, jail house attack

A Prince George man was sentenced Thursday to a further month in jail for a series of offences that included leading police on a chase in a stolen car and attacking an inmate at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre.
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