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The B.C. SPCA is expecting a record year in cruelty investigations, with a projected total of 11,000 cases to be opened by the end of 2015.

A provincial court judge who found a former Prince George fire fighter guilty of possession of stolen property over $5,000 earlier this year has granted him an absolute discharge for the crime.

The Crown is asking for up to 12 years in prison for a 23-year-old woman's part in a "protracted, degrading and savage" group attack against two youths, including one boy who was sodomized with a broom.

A ticket was issued after a driver ran a stop light at 15th and Carney on Wednesday morning, causing a three-vehicle collision.

Outstanding contributors to health and wellness in northern B.C. will be recognized during the Healthier You awards gala, which takes place Nov. 13 at the Ramada hotel.

Northern Health has saved more than $1.1 million thanks in part to workplace health and safety programs put in place over the past five years.

The Salvation Army needs as many as 80 volunteers to string bulbs in the Tree of Lights atop the Coast Inn of the North. They're looking for five volunteers from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and five volunteers from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Nov. 5 to Nov. 12.

Barkerville Brewing earned some top showings at the B.C. Beer Awards on Saturday. Its White Gold Witbier took first place in the Belgian-German Wheat category and its 52 Foot Stout won second place in the Stout-Porter category.

For the first time, the College of New Caledonia has cracked the top 50 research colleges in Canada. With a research income of $660,000, CNC was ranked No. 48 by the consulting company Research Infosource Inc.

UNBC has been named the best university in its category in the Maclean's magazine annual rankings. It's the first time the University of Northern B.C. has earned that honour.