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Prince George will welcome its seventh Syrian family later this month, joining about 1,000 refugees expected to arrive in B.C. by the end of this year.

Both of Prince George's campuses have set up programs to support aboriginal students with the help of provincial funds. The Ministry of Advanced Education handed University of Northern B.C.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has declared a mistrial after finding ICBC engaged in an abuse of process by taking opposite positions in two lawsuits involving the same car crash. On Jan.

The city is colouring the town white with cyclist symbols, a sign that new road rules will soon be in effect. Though the paint has dried on many city streets, it's still the status quo - for the time being.

The federal government has shot down a petition to remove the popular Armalite AR-15 rifle from restricted status.

A northern study will look at new crop options in an effort to broaden agricultural diversity in the region.

Aviation-related fire training is set to run Thursday morning at the Prince George Airport. Set for 7-9 a.m, the exercise will create thick black smoke but will pose no threat to the public or the surrounding area, according to YXS.

Drivers are being urged to be cautious when passing through road construction zones following the recent death of a flagger and the start of work on the largest projects the city will take on this paving season.

RCMP are taking a zero-tolerance approach to drivers who speed through school zones as students head back to class this week.

One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon on Chief Lake Road, northwest of the city. Police, who were called to the scene near Aquarius Road at about 3:30 p.m.