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Prince George RCMP apprehended a baker's dozen of impaired drivers over the holiday season.

The economy of northern B.C. has largely stabilized since the downturn in commodity prices in 2014, according to a new report by the Northern Development Initiative Trust and accounting firm MNP LLP.

Backcountry enthusiasts are being urged to keep a close eye on their pets after the conservation office received a report of a dog's life-threatening encounter with a trap while out in a popular snowshoeing area.

Charges have been approved against two men from an alleged home invasion over the weekend Brandon Douglas Joseph Deeg, 24, faces eight counts including robbery, using an imitation firearm and wearing a mask with intent to commit an offence.

A stretch of Highway 97 has been re-opened to single-lane alternating traffic, DriveBC said in an update, following a vehicle incident 20 kilometres north of Lac La Hache. The highway has been closed in both directions at the spot since this morning.

Firefighters were forced to make a hasty retreat Tuesday evening while battling a blaze that ripped through a 3300-block First Avenue home. At 7 p.m.

City council made four additions to the city's heritage register on Monday night, following the last-minute withdrawal of one proposed addition. Council approved adding Taylor house (1872 10th St.), Quinson elementary school (151 South Ogilvie St.

The situation did not worsen Tuesday and may even have improved a little for a trio of homes on Morning Place threatened by high water from the Nechako River.

Prince George’s population of permanent residents grew by 25 per cent in 2017, while most other towns in Northern B.C. and the Central Interior saw these numbers either stay the same or drop.

Police are asking for help identifying those responsible for a break and enter during the summer.