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The city will have to cough up the money from somewhere to pay for police DNA analysis services next year. Communities with populations of more than 5,000 people have been told they have to split a $2.

If Canada makes a firm commitment in Paris this week, it could open the door to new energy projects in the area, an area MP said Thursday.

The Salvation Army's kettle campaign has raised $126,382.89 so far this holiday season, business manager Bill Glasgow said Thursday afternoon. The Tree of Lights campaign, meanwhile, stands at $12,678.65, about a quarter of the way to its goal.

For "reasons connected to health and opportunity," Brian Pepper is stepping down as the superintendent for School District 57. His last day on the job will be Dec. 31, Pepper said in a letter of resignation issued Thursday.

The provincial government will no longer sell paper applications for the fall 2016 limited entry hunting draw as of this Tuesday as part of a transition to an online system slated to go into service next spring.

A motor vehicle incident on Highway 16, 33 km east of the junction with Highway 5 has reduced the stretch to single lane alternating traffic, according to a DriveBC bulletin issued shortly before noon.

Lheidli T’enneh has signed a long-term benefits agreement for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline project. The 320-member First Nation based near Prince George will receive an initial payment of $248,000, then $1.

May the force make you wary of fake Star Wars tickets. That's the Better Business Bureau's message for fans buying tickets in advance of the latest installment of the franchise, set to open in movie theatres on Thurs., Dec. 17.

Operation Red Nose volunteers will be on the road again this weekend to safely deliver Prince George party-goers home during the holiday season.

Northern Health Connections buses will be running on a different schedule for the holiday season. The last trips for 2015 are: Tuesday - Fort Nelson to Dawson Creek.