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He was certainly cheeky. At least that's what the Brits call it when someone has a wry sense of humour like Matt "The Magician" Johnson, who has the accent to prove he is originally from the UK and now resides in Vancouver.

Saturday at about 5 a.m. Prince George Fire Rescue was called to a duplex, which was on fire in the 4200 block of the Old Caribou Highway.

The man who would be premier, BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson, made his first trip to Prince George since assuming the leadership of that party.

It’s not a sexy project but it is certainly a necessary one, said Dave Dyer, general manager of engineering and public works for the City of Prince George Friday morning.

Permits for $15.2 million worth of work were taken out in May, according to a city staff report. At $9.1 million, new home construction led the way. It was spread over 17 permits. As well, a permit for a new $3.

A proposal to build four duplexes in a Hart-area neighbourhood is being met with opposition. A 45-name petition has been sent to city council ahead of a public hearing Monday night over whether to allow the homes at 3865 Glendale Dr.

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) has become the first post-secondary institution in Canada to form a partnership with the Zhejiang Australian International Career Centre through the signing of a memorandum of understanding on Friday.

A Prince George man was sentenced Friday to two years plus a day in jail after RCMP seized an estimated $15,000 worth of drugs from his home. James Henry MacKean, 40, was issued the term for a Dec.

The timing has been set for the Stanley Cup’s appearance with Washington Capitals champion Brett Connolly.

Police are on the lookout for a suspect following a home invasion early Thursday morning. At about 5:30 a.m., a female made her way into a 700-block Patricia Boulevard home via an unlocked window and then into the bedroom of the home's lone occupant.