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They might have fallen back, or been left behind but instead they were the first. Twenty Aboriginal teenagers were drummed into the Canfor Theatre at UNBC and took turns waving at their families in celebration and graduation.

As more than 560 wildfires burn across B.C. and most of the province is blanketed in smoke, local governments in the Interior are appealing to the federal and provincial governments for help to protect their cities from future fires.

There isn't a corner of this province unaffected by this summer's wildfires, but as bad as the air quality has been in Metro Vancouver, the interior of B.C.

The 10-day nomination period for this year's civic elections begins Tuesday.

Gamblers generated $57.4 million in revenue at Treasure Cove during the 2017-18 fiscal year, according to a B.C. Lottery Corp. report released this week. The total represents a $1.6-million or 2.

A woman was killed Wednesday evening in a single-vehicle crash in the Hart. Called to the scene at 5:40 p.m. Prince George RCMP found a grey four-door Chevrolet Malibu sedan in a wooded area over an embankment off North Kelly Road near Hobby Drive.

If the Washington Capitals visit the White House as part of a tradition for most championship teams, forward Brett Connolly won't be attending, he told reporters in Toronto on Wednesday.

Nine evacuation orders issued by the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District have been partially rescinded over the last week, leaving board chair Bill Miller in more of an upbeat mood.

Workers are about halfway through demolition of the old Prince George RCMP building.

Be careful if you're out on the road this Labour Day long weekend. In the Central Interior, an average of 18 people are injured in 120 crashes every year over those three days, according to Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.