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Prince George will see two new affordable housing projects after the province announced $5.1 million to local non-profits leading the developments.

A 71-year-old man died in hospital following a crash near Quesnel on Saturday afternoon. Quesnel RCMP said they were called to the scene on Highway 26 near Shaver Road at 2 p.m.

A flurry of collisions as winter weather began to impose its grip over the weekend has prompted the RCMP to urge drivers to use additional caution. "Drivers need to be extra cautious when travelling on area roads," RCMP said.

The owner of a Smithers-based business that uses cutting edge technology to get in-depth pictures of northern B.C. forests has plenty of kind words for Northern Development Initiative Trust.

Quint Parker's possessions cover almost every inch of his small room. A stuffed monkey sits on a clock, surrounded by stacked soup cans. Shirts hang from a bare rack above his single bed and in the back a small TV peeks from its shelf.

Prince George RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a parolee who failed to return to his designated residence. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Dillan John Cote, 22, who is considered violent and should not be approached.

A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Prince George Airport on Friday afternoon. With fire fighters, ambulance and police on standby, a Pacific Coastal flight was able to land safely shortly after 2 p.m.

An online fundraising campaign has been launched in the name of a herd of horses at the centre of a fledgling non-profit society and a controversy over the alleged level of care they've been receiving.

Five hundred BC Hydro customers in Prince George had their power restored by early Friday afternoon. BC Hydro sent crews to deal with the Friday morning outage and by 1 p.m. had it fixed.

The driver of a pickup truck died at the scene, North District RCMP said, following a collision with a tractor trailer Thursday night on Highway 16 east of the city.