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A Prince George man known for his advocacy for LGBTQ rights and successful career as a drag queen was sentenced Friday to 14 months in jail for convincing a teenage boy with special needs to send him sexually explicit photos of himself.

Highway 97 has completely re-opened to traffic. Highway 97 had been reduced down to one lane of alternating traffic in both directions, 7km north of Hixon.

The European Union is open for Canadian business. The Prince George Chamber of Commerce wants local companies to envision themselves getting in on that.

VICTORIA - B.C.'s independent energy regulator has denied the NDP government's request to freeze B.C. Hydro rates this year, instead approving a three per cent increase to electricity rates as of April 1.

Philomena Hughes credits Instagram for netting her an assignment that has drawn global attention to indigenous-lead healthcare in B.C.

A travel advisory for a stretch of Highway 16 West has been rescinded. The advisory, which had warned of limited visibility from Bednesti to Fort Fraser, as well as along Highway 27 to Fort St. James, due to heavy, blowing snow, was pulled at 3:50 p.

WorkSafeBC has slapped a local roofer with a $5,000 penalty for a safety violation.

Environment Canada's snowfall warning for the Bulkley Valley remains in effect. In a notice issued shortly before noon, the agency said some locations have received 10 cm of snow already and a further accumulation of 5-10 cm is expected today.

Ticket deposit sales for Prince George's bid for the 2020 Tim Horton's Brier passed 1,100 this week, halfway to the city's goal of selling 2,020 by April 15.

As consumers increasingly flock online, so are scam artists. At the top of the Better Business Bureau scam list for 2017 was online purchase scams, said the organization's local CEO Danielle Primrose as she announced March as fraud prevention month.