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There are no easy answers as to why First Nations people in B.C. have worse outcomes and face a shorter life expectancy than non-indigenous people, according to Sheona Mitchell-Foster, an obstetrician and gynecologist who works in Prince George.

Most Prince George Citizen readers feel that more snow days for school-age kids would bring more headaches than benefits according to our most recent online poll.

An air quality advisory for the city was ended Tuesday morning. The move came roughly 24 hours after it was first issued due to high amounts of fine particulate in the air.

On Monday city council took the first step towards allowing the development of secondary dwellings like cottages and carriage houses on residential lots in addition to a main house.

A founding faculty member of the Northern Medical Program who has spent almost 15 years teaching, conducting research and providing service at the University of Northern British Columbia has been named the university's new vice president of research

B.C. Supreme Court Justice has found a contractor responsible for moving rail cars at Mackenzie Pulp Mill failed to adequately train a man who was fired after a length of railcars he was helping to guide crashed into a warehouse door.

A pickup truck with a plow on the front was found crashed into a parked car after it wen missing from the garage of a local dealership early Sunday morning.

A small fire in a bathroom garbage can sparked the evacuation of a local high school Monday afternoon. Students and staff at D.P. Todd Secondary School were outside for about an hour while Prince George Fire Rescue was called in shortly before 1 p.m.

City hall is accepting applications from residents who want to serve on the city's council remuneration advisory committee.

An air quality advisory was issued Monday morning for the city due to high concentrations of fine particulate.