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It's going to snow tonight

The Grassy Plains Country Store & Restaurant in the Lakes District west of Prince George somehow survived one of the most devastating wildfire calamities in B.C. history, then promptly burned to the ground Wednesday morning.

TAPS is moving from CNC to the John McInnis Centre

Prince George has been ranked the 21st worst in Maclean's annual ranking of the most dangerous places in Canada. That's down from ninth last year and due largely to a change in how the magazine reaches its conclusions.

Tim Bennett was re-elected as board chair

B.C. Education Minister has turned down the School District 57's request for $22,000 to cover the annual costs related to the creation of the new ward system.

The school district's Transitional Alternative Program is in a new home. Also known as TAPS, it is now in the John McInnis Centre after a "long and productive time" at the College of New Caledonia, officials said in a press release issued Wednesday.

Youngsters in the Heather Park neighbourhood in the Hart have a new playground to enjoy.

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth called the death of inmate Alex Joseph in the back of a B.C. Corrections van last month "very disturbing" and said he hopes three separate investigations now underway will get to the bottom of what happened.

The Nature Trust of British Columbia says it has purchased privately-owned land near Mackenzie in the name of protecting a herd of Woodland Caribou.