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Prince George's SPCA now has a new lease on life - literally. On Friday morning the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced it has signed a 30-year lease on 1.18 hectares of Crown land.

One man is in hospital and police are investigating, following a stabbing in Prince George on Thursday evening. Prince George RCMP located the man shortly before 7 p.m. near the corner of Victoria Street and Ninth Avenue.

On Thursday night, Mr. P.G. will become the boy in blue. The city is illuminating the iconic wood-man as part of Prostate Cancer Canada's efforts to raise awareness for the disease.

The bank account is empty. There are two days left until payday. There are hungry children to feed and only crackers, peanut butter and a can of soup in the cupboard. In 2011-12, this was the reality for roughly one in 10 B.C.

Richmond-based Canada Jetlines is seeking federal help as it tries to raise $50 million to launch an ultra-low-cost airline charging 30 per cent less than Air Canada and WestJet.

The B.C. Forest Safety Council is urging caution as resource roads are expect to get busier with the start of hunting season.

Construction is set to begin on widening a section of Highway 97 to four lanes south of Williams Lake, the provincial government said this week.

With the help of an "official board cutting," a grand opening was held Thursday for the new Lowe's home improvement store at Pine Centre Mall. Mayor Lyn Hall and MLAs Shirley Bond and Mike Morris were among those who participated in the event.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has found a former Prince George man remains entitled to benefits from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia for the injuries he suffered while unloading an all-terrain vehicle off the back of his pickup truck.

An 18-year-old man suspected of joining his father in breaking into a Girl Guides camp in May was sentenced to 18 months probation with a conditional discharge.