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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.

A man suspected of committing sexual offences in Prince George 20 years ago has been arrested. Rupert William Burr, 55, was arrested in Fairview, Alberta on Tuesday evening - the same day RCMP issued a call for the public's help to track him down.

Prince George RCMP are on the lookout for a man who failed to appear this week for a trial related to the recovery of a semi-automatic rifle, two live pipe bombs and bomb building materials from an 1100-block Ahbau Street home in November.

RCMP are investigating a drive-by shots fired incident in Quesnel. Police were called to an Allard Street home Thursday at about 5:30 a.m.

The Prince George Aquatic Centre was closed for the day Thursday due to an unexpected electrical issue.

RCMP and Prince George Fire Rescue Service investigate a fire that started at approximately 03:30 hours Thursday morning.

The Festival of Trees raised more than $670,000 this year for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation and $200,000 will go towards the Breast Health Imaging Centre.

BC Transplant's Operation Popcorn was in full force Wednesday as donor family member Alice Graham and transplant recipient Randy Sokolowski happily delivered tins of popcorn to the University Hospital of Northern B.C.

Prince George RCMP encouraging businesses to invest in high-quality video surveillance after finding themselves relying on sub-par images to track down two men suspected of making off with $11,000 worth of jewelry from a Pine Centre store last month.

Smokers and vapers will be subject to slightly tougher restrictions on where they can light up in Prince George starting next spring.