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A former Prince George gangster's bid to lessen the length of his prison term has been cut short by the B.C. Court of Appeal.

When Kit Moran started his first semester at Dalhousie University medical school this year, he saw an opportunity that would combine his passion for health and background in the environment. He applied and forgot about it.

Police are asking for the public to keep an eye out following a Saturday hit and run. On Nov. 21 around 5 p.m., Prince George RCMP received a report of a pedestrian who had been struck on Second Avenue near Ogilvie Street earlier in the afternoon.

The twin teddy bears are back for the annual Share-a-Bear campaign in BC Liquor Stores throughout the province. From now until Christmas, customers can purchase a set of twin pandas for $12.

Half a billion dollars have been set aside to help finance those businesses struggling through the oil and gas downturn. The envelope of money was opened last week by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).

A free college course called Street Humanities will be offered at the College of New Caledonia in an effort to increase access to education.

A local group has received a $10,000 investment from the province to "help eliminate racism in Prince George," according to the government.

Snowmobilers and other backcountry enthusiasts are being encouraged to make use of a "real-time information sharing" system introduced by Avalanche Canada last January.

The Salvation Army's kettle campaign is "doing very well compared to last year," the church said Monday in an update. As of the end of Saturday, $40,235.11 has been raised. As well, the Tree of Lights campaign is now at $5,559.

A Chilliwack man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by a two-year driving prohibition for fatally striking down a former Prince George man with his pickup truck. Gary Allain, 64, was issued the term Nov. 12 for an Aug.