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The Prince George Cougars have donated dozens of packs of hockey cards to the Prince George RCMP to act as ice breakers whenever police come across youth in moments of stress.

A B.C. Transit bus service between Smithers and Moricetown will be operating by January, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said last week.

A half-dozen drivers lost their driving privileges over Friday and Saturday nights because they had too much to drink.

Enough food was donated to fill 20 vehicles when a "pack-a-police-car" event was held Saturday at local Save-On Foods. The outcome left Prince George RCMP in an upbeat mood. "The generosity of the community was remarkable" Cpl. Craig Douglass said.

Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a man suspected of committing sexual offences in Prince George more than 20 years ago. A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Rupert William Burr, 55.

A former Prince George man who pleaded guilty to possessing heroin for the purpose of trafficking has taken enough steps to turn his life around that he has avoided time in jail.

The elders of the city have gotten honorary citizenship in the town of Whoville. It happened over the weekend and was discovered Monday morning by MLA Shirley Bond and her staff.

A B.C. Supreme Court justice found Teresa Marie Charlie guilty Monday of accessory after the fact to murder in the January 2012 death of Fribjon Bjornson on the Nakazdli reserve adjacent to Fort St. James.

The resignations of three McBride councillors, which left the village run by the two remaining community representatives, has "astronomical impacts," McBride's mayor said.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 6.5 per cent in November, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers issued Friday - unchanged both year-over-year and month-over-month.