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Students at Cedars Christian will no longer be eligible for scholarships and bursaries awarded by the school district.

In celebration of International Women's Week, the play "The Vagina Monologues" will be performed next month at UNBC's Canfor Theatre. There will be three shows in total, the first on Fri., March 12, 7:15 p.m. start, followed by a matinee on Sat.

Income tax time is a prime time for thieves to scam unsuspecting people by pretending to be the the Canada Revenue Agency, says RCMP Cst. Steve Holmes of the Kelowna detachment.

The effort to revive Downtown Prince George cleared a major hurdle, city hall said Tuesday, after a counter-petition failed to attract enough votes to force the proposal back to the drawing board.

School district trustees made a contribution to the city's bid to host the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Tuesday when they tentatively agreed to allow a two-week spring break to coincide with that event.

A snowmobile accident at Powder King Ski Resort near Mackenzie has claimed the life of a 64-year-old Fort St. John man At about 1:20 p.m. Feb.

Prince George is a finalists in this season's WinterLights competition.

The highly successful Farmers' Market Nutrition and Coupon program that allowed low income families to obtain fresh local foods has been cancelled for the 2010 growing season due to a shortage of funds. For more, see the Citizen.

B.C.'s northern capital has paved the way for a major convention this spring. The Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway Association is holding its annual general meeting in Prince George, bringing the four western provinces right down our driveway.

The B.C. Poison Control Centre receives more than 70 calls every day about someone being poisoned, and more than half occur in children less than six years old. "Every hour at least one child in B.C.