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It's key for teachers and fellow union members to stand together in the ongoing labour dispute between public educators and the provincial government, said B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair.

Another contentious go round hammered another nail into the residential rental business licence fee coffin.

"It's the biggest birthday party in town." That's what Marlies Greulich, the Multicultural Heritage Society's executive director, said about the upcoming July 1 Celebrate Canada Festival.

The Prince George and District Teachers' Association is holding a rally in front of the School District 57 office today at 6 p.m. to let the provincial government know of their displeasure about how negotiations are going.

History will look to repeat itself with another one-term city councillor looking to make the leap to the mayor's chair. Coun. Lyn Hall is making an announcement at 12:15 p.m.

Impressions of a tire tread and a shoe print found in the snow where the body of a teenaged girl was found were "similar" to those seized from Cody Alan Legebokoff, the court heard Monday. Cpl.

One man was arrested after a four-hour standoff with police at a recreation area near Valemount on Thursday.

Highway 97 was closed after a five-vehicle pileup on the Salmon Valley bridge near Salmon Valley Road on Sunday afternoon. According to RCMP, one person suffered minor injuries in the crash, which blocked traffic in both directions for several hours.

The family of Greg Matters is calling for a federal Commission of Inquiry into his death.

The next local meeting of Enbridge Northern Gateway's community advisory board will be held on Wednesday.