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Woman sentenced in violent home invasion

Woman sentenced in violent home invasion

A woman was sentenced to 30 months in jail Monday for her role in a home invasion a year ago. Tracy Deborah Gibbon, 47, was issued the term in Prince George provincial court for one count of unlawful confinement or imprisonment.
Garage fire on Burden Street

Garage fire on Burden Street

Prince George Fire Rescue answered a call to a garage fire in the 700 block of Burden Street just before 6 a.m. this morning. The garage was fully engulfed in flames, shooting high into the air.
Sethi nominated for award

Sethi nominated for award

Baljit Sethi, Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society executive director, is in the running for recognition as one of Canada's best immigrant role models.
Living with brain injury

Living with brain injury

Part one of a three-part series. For Part 2, click here . For Part 3, click here. By the time Brodie Needham suffered her fifth concussion, her brain was already showing the effects of multiple impacts.
Barr to lead police to buried shotguns

Barr to lead police to buried shotguns

A man on trial for attempted murder will be given a chance to lead RCMP to where he says he buried two shotguns following a shooting in the city's north end two-and-a-half years ago.
Soapworks founder speaking about leadership

Soapworks founder speaking about leadership

The strongest business manoeuvres Amilya Antonetti made in her career are not the ones she is most famous for.
First Nations researcher honoured for work

First Nations researcher honoured for work

A local First Nations professor will be getting an early retirement gift after being recognized with a career achievement award for the impact of her research on the non-academic community.

Readers not impressed with Vancouver oil spill response, poll shows

In the Citizen's last poll it looks like the cleanup of English Bay was too slow for a majority of our online readers.
Crime Stoppers convention coming to city

Crime Stoppers convention coming to city

Police stop crime, but civilians can also fight for justice with Crime Stoppers. The venerable organization is bringing its best people and top ideas to Prince George for the agency's annual general meeting and convention.
Haiti: portrait of a disaster

Haiti: portrait of a disaster

In the months after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, tents erected by displaced families filled parks, streets and all available spaces. It's the first image Martin de Vries saw when he landed in March, just two months after the 7.