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Health Minister Adrian Dix announced plans Friday to increase hip and knee replacement surgeries this year at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.

Kelowna-based Flair Airlines announced today it would be doubling its number of weekly flights across Canada, including direct weekly flights from Prince George to Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto.

Danielle Beeksma hopes to reach the last straw soon. The restaurant manager at Cimo Mediterranean Grill on Victoria St. is an early adopter of a growing trend of phasing out plastic straws from regular use in restaurants.

No decision was made during a heated district council meeting in Fort St. James Wednesday night over a proposed bylaw to ban the commercial production, sale and distribution of cannabis.

More than 50,000 people in Prince George are holding down jobs, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers for March, a figure not seen for more than three years.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is urging the public to take the steps needed to keep conflicts to a minimum as bears emerge from their dens.

Prince George RCMP would like to speak to the driver of a pickup truck involved in a collision with a pedestrian in College Heights Thursday morning. The incident occurred at the corner of Trent Drive and Domano Boulevard at about 8:40 a.m.

The black bear general open season hunt on Haida Gwaii is closed and is being replaced by a limited entry hunt, effective immediately, the provincial government said Thursday.

The Performers North dance group is fundraising for their annual festival pursuits.

The provincial Ministry of Education announced Wednesday it would be changing the electoral makeup of School District 57, effectively establishing a ward system with one representative each for Mackenzie and the Robson Valley.