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A former business owner and long-time advocate for improving the city's air quality is running for city council.

A manager at YMCA of Northern B.C. is running for school board. "I am so excited for the opportunity to serve the students in our district," Stephanie Mikalishen-Deol said in a press release issued Wednesday.

Police looking for Shane Paul Parsons

The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, will be removed from the doorstep of Victoria City Hall on Saturday, says Mayor Lisa Helps. The move stems from the city's reconciliation program involving local First Nations.

The number of distracted driving tickets issued in B.C. has steadily fallen for the past three years, possibly because drivers are getting craftier when using their electronics. According to data from the Insurance Corp. of B.C.

In this day of web-based scams, Gerry Wessel is less than pleased to know some fraud artists are still using old-fashioned letters to find victims to bilk.

When rock 'n' roll legend Randy Bachman comes to Prince George this week, he will bring another even larger music figure with him, at least in spirit.

A ban on all open burning, including campfires, will come into effect in the Omineca region of the Prince George Fire Centre starting midday Thursday, the B.C. Wildfire Service said. The region includes the Prince George, Vanderhoof, Fort St.

The impact on University of Northern British Columbia will be more cultural than financial if Saudi Arabia makes good on a vow to recall students attending Canadian universities, according to president Daniel Weeks.

BID Group founder Brian Fehr has been named to the Order of British Columbia. He will be among 14 people who will receive the province's highest honour during a ceremony at Government House in Victoria on Sept. 20.