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The B.C. Wildfire Service is lifting a ban on small-scale open burning in the Prince George Fire Centre.

North District RCMP and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia are urging drivers to take care as they head out onto the highways this Labour Day long weekend. Last year, 16 people were injured in 120 crashes in North Central B.C.

A former mixed martial artist facing four drug-related charges failed to appear in Prince George provincial court on Tuesday for the start of a trial on the matters.

A wasting disease could be making its way west, so B.C. hunters have been asked to report any sick or dying deer, moose and elk. Chronic wasting disease, which is always fatal, only affects those in the deer family. Biologists sounded the alert in B.

Prince George firefighters will be able to administer the life-saving drug naloxone by the end of next month.

Downtown Prince George's long-awaited license plate recognition system should be in place by mid-October.

The Prince George Symphony Orchestra's president heard a chorus of no's from council when he asked it to forgive a $17,500 debt. Councillors kept returning to a January decision where it refused the B.C.

The city's bears are being destroyed in the name of public safety in far fewer numbers this year.

Follow along with tonight's council meeting with our live blog below. Refresh your browser to view updates. [ View the story "Aug. 29 city council live blog" on Storify ]

The B.C. government earlier this month approved Valemount Glacier Destinations Ltd.'s (VGDL) master plan to build what could eventually be a $500 million ski resort near Valemount in central B.C. near the Alberta border.