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The 24th annual Relay for Life took 24 hours to complete, after many months of planning and collecting sponsorships, but it was well worth the effort. It provided a half-million dollar boost in the fight against cancer.

The Prince George RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a missing person. Leigh Earl Burrows, 65, has not been seen since Sat., April 30.

Public input is being sought on the city's swimming pools. An online survey has been launched and an open house will be held on Thursday, May 12 at the Civic Centre, 7-8:30 p.m.

The north, like the rest of the province, is grappling with an expected wave of retiring doctors, even as the region struggles to recruit and retain physicians to address ongoing shortages. Doctors of B.C.

The focus may be on the province's northeast corner but the risk of a wildfire erupting in the Prince George area remains high, a B.C. wildfire prevention branch spokeswoman said Friday.

The Aboriginal Housing Society of Prince George is taking steps to rezone seven lots they own at 1811 Spruce Street for a not-for-profit seniors housing complex.

People are unusually enthusiastic about filling out Canada's Census 2016. Some people on social media expressed disappointment when they didn't get the long form census, as only one in every four households has.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 4.7 per cent in April, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday. That's down from 5.6 per cent for the same month last year.

As Fort McMurray sees one of the worst fires in Canadian history, the Vanderhoof & Districts Co-op has offered to take donations from customers at their staffed locations in Quesnel, Prince George, Vanderhoof, Houston and Terrace.

You can thank El Nino for the record-setting warmth the city enjoyed last month. The average temperature for April was 8.4 C, eclipsing the old record for the month of 7.0 C set in 1980, according to Environment Canada. The normal average is 5.0 C.