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One person has died following a Thursday afternoon crash on Highway 16 east of Purden Lake. According to Prince George Regional Highway Rescue Chief Keith Laboucan, a logging truck and a small car collided, trapping one person inside the car.

Drivers are being asked to sign a pledge against texting while behind the wheel and to wear a thumb band to remind themselves of the dangers. They're the features of a campaign against distracted driving supported by the B.C.

Tsilhqot'in National Government tribal chairman Joe Alphonse will have resources on the mind today when lawyers representing his people make submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The association Advocating for Women And Children's executive director, Diane Nakamura, is hoping for a repeat of the Christmas cheer delivered last year.

Mediation has failed to produce an agreement between the city and their unionized employees. Contract talks with Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 1048 and 399 broke off Monday after enlisting the help of mediator Vince Ready.

The provincial government won't begin to negotiate directly with oil pipeline proponents surrounding possible economic benefits until other safety and social conditions are met.

Prince George Sports Hall of Fame member Boyd Bayne, best known in Prince George for his coaching in boxing, is mobile again after a nasty Halloween trick. His truck was stolen on Oct.

A career presentation is scheduled for anyone interested in becoming a dispatcher fielding 911 calls and processing police requests at the North District Operational Communications Centre. It's set for Sat., Nov. 16, 9 a.m.

The Liquor Control and Licensing Branch declined to say Tuesday which licenced establishment in Prince George is being accused of over-serving in relation to a 35-year-old man who suffered a spinal cord injury after rolling his vehicle last week.

The Small Town Love campaign is ringing up a strong start. The "shop local" program created by Quesnel entrepreneur Amy Quarry was a hit in the Cariboo city, with 50 businesses there signing on for the first version.