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A woman sentenced Thursday for stealing nearly $725,000 may not have received as big a break in her punishment as many might think.

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre filled its last available rooms Friday.

There is still time for the weather to turn for the better as far as the Canada Winter Games is concerned, but if there was going to be a year when some unseasonable warmth would strike during the winter, 2015 was it.

The Prince George Relay for Life was the No. 1 relay in the nation, raising $600,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society during the country's only 24-hour event.

Investigators are still looking for Jordan McLeod and the vehicle he was driving at the time of his disappearance, which is a burgandy Chevrolet Malibu with a very distinctive Quality Assured Collision and Glass decal on both sides of the vehicle.

VIA Rail cancels trains No. 5 and No. 6 between Jasper and Prince George today and Saturday due to operational issues. Train No. 5 and 6 from Prince George to Prince Rupert will operate normally.

In the last online reader poll we asked when should Stephen Harper call the next federal election? This fall (following the fixed-date elections act) took a convincing 49 per cent of the vote, for a total of 484 votes.

Prince George will join 23 communities Sunday "walking for memories" in an effort to raise money and understanding about dementia. The event is part of January's designation as National Alzheimer Awareness Month.

Prof. Darwyn Coxson likened the array of Ancient Forest-inspired photographs to forgotten family photographs, pulled from the dust.

Coquitlam-headquartered Williams Moving & Storage closed up shop suddenly following a Wednesday afternoon meeting and conference call where they informed employees the company would be filing under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.