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The provincial government will provide Northern Health up to $3.7 million in extra funding to perform additional surgeries and reduce wait lists in specific areas over the coming year.

As Remembrance Day approaches, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 43, has a two-part poppy campaign underway. Ed Parent, poppy campaign chair, said the first part for sale of wreaths, sprays and crosses for placing at the cenotaph is on until Oct. 22.

A former BC coroner is facing charges following an investigation into allegations regarding inappropriate examination of remains of two female homicide victims.

Two years of economic upheaval did not hurt northern B.C.'s tourism industry as badly as other sectors, said the head of the region's marketing body this week.

Prince George has lost one of its strongest community boosters. Sue Armstrong, operator of Uniglobe Sunbursrt Travel, died Oct. 5 in Vancouver following a brief illness. She was 66.

There have been better years but home building has rebounded from a sluggish 2009, third-quarter numbers from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation are showing.

It's time for Grade four to eight students in the North to dig out the dictionary to prepare for the fifth annual CanSpell-Prince George Citizen spelling bee to be held early next year. Schools across northern B.C.

Since Sept. 20, Prince George RCMP detachment and traffic services have been keeping the local tow truck companies working, says the media relations officer. Cst.

Citizen takes tour of current RCMP building

The goal of a Prince George Gang Summit being organized by the RCMP and The Prince George Citizen is to unify the community to deal with organized crime gangs operating in the city.