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A date to elect the mode of trial for former Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold has been put over to June 19. The move was made Tuesday during a hearing in Smithers provincial court. Strimbold has been charged with 24-sex related offences.

The commissions paid by the College of New Caledonia to private overseas recruiting agents have grown more than a hundredfold over the last 10 years.

Former Citizen reporter Gord Hoekstra is a finalist for a 2017 Michener Award for public service journalism as part of a team of journalists from the Vancouver Sun and Globe and Mail.

The B.C. Labour Relations Board has dismissed a former Northern Health care aide's complaint that her union failed to properly represent her after she was fired from her job.

Classic rock fans had best strap in. Pacific Western Brewing, in partnership with CN Centre and RG concerts, is expanding its popular yearly concert to become a full three-day festival featuring a lineup of 11 fabled bands.

With hot, dry weather in the forecast for the Victoria Day long weekend, the B.C. Wildfire Service is urging caution when it comes to campfires.

A section of Winnipeg Street was to be reopened by the end of the day on Tuesday after a sinkhole forced its closure.

UPDATE: A 23-year-old man taken to hospital with serious injuries after he lost control of his motorcycle Monday morning on Highway 97 just south of Hixon. RCMP were called to the scene shortly before 7:30 a.m.

Mayor Lyn Hall is the guest speaker onJune 14 at 7 a.m. at the Signature Sandman in the next political breakfast hosted by the Prince George Chamber of Commerce.

Hoping to improve relationships between healthcare providers and First Nations people, health agencies in B.C. have been working to offer medical students the chance to take part in cultural exchange programs on rural and remote reserves.