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B.C. Premier John Horgan says his government never meant to provoke a fight with Alberta when it announced proposed restrictions aimed at halting the $7.4 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The Chilcotin and Thompson River steelhead trout are at "imminent risk of extinction," according to a committee of scientists that advises the federal government.

Two small communities just outside of Prince George are holding a reunion for anyone who ever lived there. Organizers of the event are calling all Red Rock and Stone Creek residents and former residents to a party at the Roll-A-Dome, Aug. 3 to 5.

Local MLA's Shirley Bond and Mike Morris said Tuesday's speech from the throne from the NDP government was short on details but long on spending promises. Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon delivered the speech from the throne on Tuesday afternoon.

A fire destroyed the Windy Point Inn along Highway 97 south of Mackenzie on Tuesday morning. Mackenzie and District Fire Department personnel were called to attend to a fire in the area at around 7:43 a.m.

A demand for change to the federal justice system and a proclamation of fear for his life as a young Indigenous man were declared during a rally, which took place on Family Day on the steps of the Prince George Courthouse Monday afternoon.

Missing person Brittany Marie Gagnon, 25, who was reported missing Friday, Feb. 2, has been located and is safe. Investigators would like to thank those persons in the public and media that assisted.

For Rudy Kamstra, getting old does not mean getting slow. At 76, the oldest competitor in Sunday's Prince George Iceman, Kamstra had no trouble whatsoever covering eight kilometres racing for Team 320 in the veteran category.

Aspiring doctors fill their own prescriptions for racing success

With the sun shining and the air filled with tantalizing smells of fried onions and hot dogs on the grill Winterfest began Sunday morning with a strong and steady number of people flowing into downtown Prince George.