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A former manager with B.C.'s Ministry of Children and Family Development has been sentenced to eight months in jail followed by two years probation on child pornography charges. Edward Owen Berry, 55, was issued the term Tuesday by B.C.

Best-selling Canadian journalist Gwynne Dyer will present a public lecture at UNBC on May 14, on the subject of the rise of the populist right in North America and Europe.

Just over half of eligible B.C. childcare providers have applied to participate in a program aimed at reducing daycare fees for parents, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

VICTORIA -- B.C.'s attorney general says caps on minor injury claims and a push to an out-of-court dispute resolution could save the Insurance Corp. of B.C.

Faced with an increasing demand for harm reduction services, northern B.C.'s only overdose prevention site is in the midst of a significant renovation and expansion. The site has seen close to 6,000 visits between December 2016 and March 31, 2018.

The city is under an air quality advisory due to high concentrations of dust. Issued Tuesday morning, the advisory will remain in effect until further notice.

A spark from a power saw striking a nail was the source of a grass fire on Monday afternoon.

The case against a man accused of illegally stashing away a trove of guns was dismissed Monday after a B.C. Supreme Court Justice found RCMP conducted an unlawful search of his home.

Former Prince George mayor Shari Green is seeking the federal Conservative Party's nomination in South Surrey-White Rock for the 2019 federal election. "2019 can't come soon enough and I will be sending a message to Mr. Trudeau.

More than 450 people took on the Cutbanks and raised an estimated $50,000 for the Kordyban Lodge during the third annual Climb for Cancer on Saturday. "The response today was outstanding" said the event's committee chair David Duck.