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A man who wielded a needle filled with his own blood in an attempt to steal an SUV from a Prince George car wash has been granted day parole.

Bowl-area households may experience discoloured water or low water pressure over the next few days while city workers complete repairs on a water line after a leak was discovered Monday near a city well at Wilson Park.

The City of Prince George unveiled a series of public information sessions yesterday relating to the proposed replacement of Fire Hall No. 1 and the Four Seasons Pool after city council confirmed that a referendum will take place Oct. 28.

A six-man, six-woman jury will spend the next six to eight weeks hearing the Crown prosecution's case against a man who has admitted to helping dispose of the body of a murder victim but denies actually killing him.

A goal of gathering 20,000 pounds of food was exceeded during a drive in advance of Thanksgiving Day.

A Fort St. James man is $500,000 richer. Leonard Magnusneeded to be convinced he won the $500,000 Extra on the August 31 Daily Grand draw. "I heard the winning jingle when I checked my ticket and saw the screen flash $500,000," recalled Magnus.

University of Northern British Columbia researchers received a combined $1.1 million over five years in new funding from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants program.

MIAMI - Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.

Abbotsford South MLA takes on Speaker role

Carrier Sekani Tribal Council tribal chief Terry Teegee is running for the elected position of regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. "This is my time now. It's a great opportunity for me," he said.