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B.C.'s largest hunting and fishing organization said last week it expects the province to require hunters to remove edible portions of a grizzly bear carcass. The regulation is already in place for black bears and other large game animals.

When a person has been a victim of crime they need to know where to turn for help. Crime sees many kinds of victimization and trauma. Help for those who experience it is just a phone call or an internet connection away.

Melanie McEwen stands next to her trailer at Caledonia Mobile Home Park, the scent of raw sewage lingers in the air while she speaks about the six months that the water was shut off every night.

A Prince George teacher, alleging School District 57 fired her in retaliation for being involved in a pair of previous complaints, will get a hearing before the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.

A partial power outage is planned for the University Hospital of Northern B.C. It was scheduled to start at 11 p.m.

The mood was upbeat Friday just off the north end of the main runway at Prince George Airport. That was where a grand opening was held for Rosenau Transport, the first tenant to occupy the new cargo warehouse.

Canadian National Railway has filed a small claims suit against four people for damage to one of its trains during a collision near Prince George. The company is seeking $11,272.

A Prince George man was sentenced Thursday to one year probation for his role in the theft of a pickup truck and copper wire from a local business.

This column first appeared in the Oct. 22, 1994 edition of The Citizen and is being republished in the wake of Howe's death.

In a country where hockey is king, Gordie Howe ruled for decades. A Canadian icon, Howe grew up in the Great Depression playing hockey on prairie ponds -- on hand-me-down or jerry-rigged skates. He went on to become Mr.