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A forum addressing the many facets of gender-based violence in B.C.'s north has almost completely sold out.

To mark International Women's Day, the College of New Caledonia will be holding an event as a public launch to its sexual assault policy on Thursday morning.

A woman who was found guilty of being part of a shooting in Mackenzie could be sentenced to time served depending on whether her lawyer can convince a judge that the mandatory minimum sentence she faces is disproportionate to the crime.

Luke Strimbold had achieved much in his youth: A Rotary Citizen of the Year; B.C.'s youngest mayor; and a top 30 achiever under the age of 30. But now, at age 28, he stands accused of 24 sex-related charges.

An air quality advisory for the city was ended late Tuesday morning, slightly less than a day after it was first issued. The advisory had been issued due to high amounts of fine particulate in the air.

UPDATE: As of 11 A.M. Highway 97 has been re-opened. Highway 97 was closed to traffic in both directions roughly 17 km north of Marguerite earlier this morning. An alert issued by DriveBC indicated the closure is due to a vehicle incident.

City council unanimously supported a request by the Prince George BMX Club to help fund a rebuild of the track and construction of a new starting gate on Monday.

Members of the Prince George and North District RCMP detachments will put down their pens and issue roadside electronic traffic violation tickets starting next month.

A 38-year-old Prince George man was sentenced Monday to one year in jail after he was found with enough cocaine to warrant a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Workers who lost their jobs when a Tumbler Ridge coal mine was shut down will have to wait awhile longer before receiving their shares of a $13-million payout secured by their union through a lengthy court battle.