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Work began on 18 new single family homes in Prince George and area last month, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Tuesday.

Bag limits on wolves could be removed for hunters in the South Peace under a new proposal from the province.

One of the largest single corporate charitable donations ever made in B.C. has gone to the B.C. New Hope Recovery Society for the Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community and Farm for men in recovery located just outside of Prince George.

Publicly-funded schools have a chance to win $25,000 worth of new technology – the top prize in a contest put on by Staples and Earth Day Canada. To enter, they must submit an account of what they're doing to help the environment at www.staples.

One step closer to getting the Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometer for the hospital, the Auxiliary to UHNBC has donated $50,000 to the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.

Five privately sponsored Syrian refugees will arrive in Prince George most likely before Christmas, Prince George Valemount MLA Shirley Bond said Friday morning.

The Prince George RCMP's restorative justice program has completed its first case.

The Salvation Army's Christmas fundraising efforts have fallen off the pace. "It seems to have slowed down a bit in comparison to last year, and I know that we will recover and finish strong," business manager Bill Glasgow said Friday.

The Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable has received $11,000 from the provincial government to encourage local residents to trade in older, higher-polluting wood stoves for new emissions-certified stoves.

Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris was sworn into the B.C. Liberals' cabinet as the public safety minister and solicitor general on Friday. Given his background, Premier Christy Clark said Morris is a good choice for the position.