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BC SPCA's annual City Challenge is back. May is be kind to animals month, and Prince George is in a friendly competition with Kamloops to raise money for their respective animal shelters.

New provincial standards for radio-calling procedures on resource roads go into effect today, an initiative which is part of an ongoing government-industry effort to increase safety in the forest sector.

The Relay for Life is about bringing the community together to support and celebrate those who have fought or are fighting the brave battle with cancer. The 24 hour event begins 10 a.m.

The man charged with propositioning a 14-year-old girl in the Quesnel public library was convicted and then later acquitted of a 1986 double murder in Vancouver when testimony from his wife was ruled inadmissible.

Highlighted by a record-setting spell of heat, April "was a bit on the fickle side with some very changeable conditions," Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele summarized in a synopsis of the month's weather.

It's bright, shiny and new - at times maybe even a little too bright and shiny. A month and a half after it was opened, the new Duchess Park secondary school continues to receive rave reviews from its students and teachers.

Highlighted by a record-setting spell of heat, April "was a bit on the fickle side with some very changeable conditions," Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele summarized in a synopsis of the month's weather.

There's no denying 16 year-old Sufey Chen deserves to be Youth of the Year. Aside from finishing her first year at university (yes, university), she's focused on community involvement and helping others.

Phasing out Apple-brand computers may not be the only step the school district will take to lower spending on high technology in the classroom.

Prince George RCMP carried out their 17th bust of a marijuana operation so far this year when they seized 700 plants and the requisite growing equipment from a home in the 12000 block of the Hart Highway on Wednesday.