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The Prince George Symphony Orchestra is the ultimate roots music band. They dig into the foundation sounds that make up each and all forms of modern music.

The 67th annual music festival is underway in Prince George. Young and competitive musicians are vying for positions in all disciplines of instrumental and vocal music.

A former mayor of Burns Lake has been charged with numerous counts of sexual assault and related offenses, the community's RCMP detachment said Friday. Luke Strimbold is facing the charges from alleged 2016 incidents.

A B.C. Hydro crew was called out Friday afternoon to extract a garbage truck from beneath a power pole on Ospika Boulevard North. Hydro spokesman Bob Gammer said the the truck had hit the pole and knocked it over.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice dismissed Friday a Saudi Arabian national's appeal of a sentence for punching a bartender in a Prince George pub. Nasser Eid Alsaad, 23, is serving 18 months probation for assault causing bodily harm.

A Prince George man known for his advocacy for LGBTQ rights and successful career as a drag queen was sentenced Friday to 14 months in jail for convincing a teenage boy with special needs to send him sexually explicit photos of himself.

Highway 97 has completely re-opened to traffic. Highway 97 had been reduced down to one lane of alternating traffic in both directions, 7km north of Hixon.

The European Union is open for Canadian business. The Prince George Chamber of Commerce wants local companies to envision themselves getting in on that.

VICTORIA - B.C.'s independent energy regulator has denied the NDP government's request to freeze B.C. Hydro rates this year, instead approving a three per cent increase to electricity rates as of April 1.

Philomena Hughes credits Instagram for netting her an assignment that has drawn global attention to indigenous-lead healthcare in B.C.