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An air quality advisory is in effect for the city. It's due to high concentrations of fine particulate, officials said in a notice issued shortly after noon Monday.

Damage is estimated at $180,000 after fire raged through a house in the 2500-block of Ross Crescent late Saturday night. Prince George Fire Rescue crews from three halls were called to the scene at about 11:06 p.m. Saturday.

Emily Dickson of Burns Lake improved 10 positions during the junior women’s 10-kilometre pursuit to finish 26th Sunday at the world junior biathlon championships in Otepaa, Estonia.

Canadian U-16 championships start Tuesday in Collingwood

Following a B.C. Auditor General report chastising Northern Health for its nurse recruitment and retention efforts, the head of the authority's human resource department said its efforts are on the right track.

The Prince George Symphony Orchestra is the ultimate roots music band. They dig into the foundation sounds that make up each and all forms of modern music.

The 67th annual music festival is underway in Prince George. Young and competitive musicians are vying for positions in all disciplines of instrumental and vocal music.

A former mayor of Burns Lake has been charged with numerous counts of sexual assault and related offenses, the community's RCMP detachment said Friday. Luke Strimbold is facing the charges from alleged 2016 incidents.

A B.C. Hydro crew was called out Friday afternoon to extract a garbage truck from beneath a power pole on Ospika Boulevard North. Hydro spokesman Bob Gammer said the the truck had hit the pole and knocked it over.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice dismissed Friday a Saudi Arabian national's appeal of a sentence for punching a bartender in a Prince George pub. Nasser Eid Alsaad, 23, is serving 18 months probation for assault causing bodily harm.