Local News

The city's unemployment rate stood at 6.5 per cent in October, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday. That's down slightly from 6.

A pickup truck located behind a 700-block Gillett Street home went up in flames under suspicious circumstances shortly after midnight Thursday. Whether the cause was mechanical or a deliberate act is not clear.

After a "challenging year" for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince George, the non-profit is celebrating two new vans and the hope that it can resume programs early next year.

Despite fears from family and friends their criminal charges would keep them south of the border, two Prince George students are back home.

Prince George Mayor Lyn Hall is facing off against is Kamloops' counterpart - literally. Mayor Peter Milobar challenged Hall to raise funds during Movember - and naturally both will also try to grow the best moustache.

The three-hour signs up are up, the pay stations in place and the city vehicle is outfitted with the new license plate recognition technology.

Nearly 100 volunteers have signed up for this holiday season's edition of Operation Red Nose. As of Tuesday, the count was 99, which is a good start as far as ORN spokeswoman Andrea Johnson is concerned, but there is room for many more.

Crossing the road is a two-way street. That's one of the messages a new ICBC campaign is driving home in the name of reducing the number of injuries and deaths caused by people being hit by cars and trucks.

A Prince George man has been sentenced to one year probation and issued a lifetime firearms prohibition for his role in an attempt to steal a gun safe from a local home three years ago. Kevin Roy Zaporoski was issued the term Oct.

Studio Fair Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Civic Centre, 808 Canada Games Way, the Prince George & District Community Arts Council will host its annual Studio Fair, which is a juried art fair that provides an opportunity for the community to see