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VICTORIA - Injured workers and family members of those caught in the fireball that flattened a sawmill in northern British Columbia two years ago travelled to Victoria on Thursday with an emotional plea for a public inquiry.

Prince George could be hit with a round of freezing rain starting Friday afternoon, Environment Canada is warning, as the local climate transitions to decidedly warmer weather. A strong Pacific frontal system will move into B.C.

Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Minister Shirley Bond bristled at a suggestion by NDP MLA Harry Bains that her government isn't doing enough to ensure B.C. sawmills are safe.

The Forest Practices Board is questioning the safety of more than two dozen bridges on forestry roads in the B.C. Interior. A board investigation found 19 bridges that were obviously unsafe and another 13 bridges that were questionable.

A man now serving a 16-year prison sentence for 11 sex-related crimes against two of his stepdaughters was issued a concurrent one-year term Wednesday for strapping a stepson on a near daily basis for as long as six years.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Prince George, seeking damages on behalf of those who suffer from a degenerative dental disease allegedly caused by drinking the city's fluoridated water.

B.C. Conservative party leadership candidate Dan Brooks has added his voice in opposition to a provincial government plan to maintain the current number of rural and northern ridings.

The Northland Auto Group has offered a new Jeep Cherokee on Wednesday, as a giveaway prize for this year's participants in the annual Relay For Life fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Former federal Indian affairs minister Jim Prentice knows it won't be easy to repair the relationship between Northern Gateway and First Nation groups in northern B.C., but he's up for the challenge.

Prince George RCMP issued 212 tickets for distracted driving during a month-long campaign in February and were the targets of some surprising backlash in the process.