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Wildfire smoke originating from a much greater distance than usual is believed to be behind the special air quality statement issued Thursday night for the Prince George and Vanderhoof areas.

A Fort St. John fentanyl dealer has been sentenced to 40 months behind bars.

Nomination packages will be available starting this Friday for those interested in running for city council, school board or the regional district board of directors. In all three races, the nomination period runs from Sept.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has cleared the way for issuing a $13-million payout to workers who lost their jobs when a Tumbler Ridge coal mine was shut down.

The local representing unionized workers at 13 northern B.C. sawmills is seeking a strike mandate from its members as talks with the employer group have come to a standstill.

Police are asking drivers who have dash cameras and happened to be near the Massey Drive skateboard park on Monday afternoon to help with their investigation into a suspicious incident reported at that time.

A 32-year-old Quesnel man is in custody and has been charged with murder in relation to a stabbing death in the community on Saturday. Kristopher Edward LeClair, 32, has also been charged with attempted murder.

A noted downtown business owner is being remembered for his penchant for promotion and a sense of humour. Barry Phillips died June 30 in Victoria after a long struggle with Parkinsons. He was 82.

Police are on the lookout for an older-model grey minivan in relation to a suspicious incident this afternoon at the skateboard park on Massey Drive.

A Prince George fitness coach has launched an online petition calling on the city to back away from a plan to limit public access to Masich Place Stadium once it's been reopened and instead keep the facility open from dawn until dusk.