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For the eighth time, the honourable Shirley Bond has partnered with the Immigrant & Multicultural Services Society of Prince George and the Prince George Citizen to present the Healthier You Expo free to the public on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m.

He was two-and-a-half years old the first time he got cancer but he beat it. Now, at five and a half, the cancer is back. James Torraville has acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

College of New Caledonia international students will celebrate Diwali this Friday evening.

An expert on supporting deaf and hard of hearing children in the classroom will be in Prince George. Debra Russell, a teacher at the University of Alberta, will host a workshop at the College of New Caledonia on Sat., Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Highway 97 has been reopened 3.5 kilometres south of Quesnel, Drive BC said in an update issued at 4:30 p.m. The stretch had been closed due to a motor vehicle incident with traffic detouring via Carson.

Clara Hughes, the only Canadian athlete to have won medals in both the winter and summer Olympics, is coming to Prince George next month to help celebrate the YMCA of Northern B.C.'s 50th anniversary.

Prince George RCMP are urging walkers, runners, cyclists and drivers to take precautions in light of the three recent deaths on city streets and have offered the following tips for crossing roads as the daylight hours continue to diminish.

Charges have been approved against two men following the seizure of two allegedly stolen pickup trucks by RCMP in August. Both Leslie Chad McComber, 34, and Kevin Kenneth Rochon, 49, face one charge each of possession of stolen property over $5,000.

There may be fewer incumbents running than there are seats on council, but Roy Spooner says that's not why he's seeking to be elected.

Like he did with the B.C. Northern Exhibition, Alex Huber wants the city to do more with less. Huber has been president of the annual fair's board since November. "Us volunteers did a really good job making the fair bigger with less money.