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Thirty lucky CNC students each got a $1,000 prize on Tuesday. CNC's Open the Doors Contest, hosted by the college's faculty association, gives students an opportunity to put their winnings toward their student debt load.

The burden of owning a single-family house in Prince George continues to remain well below the level seen in Vancouver and area, according to an annual report released this week by the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board.

A trial before a jury in B.C. Supreme Court in Terrace began Tuesday for a man accused of murdering a former Prince George man. Travis Leslie Stephens, now 32, faces the count from the Sept.

A jury has found a Vanderhoof man guilty of manslaughter with a firearm in the shooting death of his fiance slightly more than five years ago. Kayne Penner Sabbe, now 29, faces at least four years in prison for a Dec.

The Prince George RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a parolee who's on the run.

City firefighters were called to the scene of a house fire at 3251 Christensen Rd. on Friday night at about 10 p.m. Prince George Fire Rescue responded with 15 firefighters from three halls and found heavy smoke coming from the residence.

Quesnel and surrounding areas are set to undergo road improvements totalling $9 million this spring. The Ministry of Transportation has committed $7 million toward resurfacing Highway 26 from Wingdam to Barverville.

Members of the North College Park Support Group wanted their voices heard.

Parliament will vote Wednesday on whether to send Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty's private member's bill on post-traumatic stress disorder to third reading and study by an all-party committee.

The Prince George and District Teachers Association is recommending its members vote in favour of a tentative deal to implement last year's Supreme Court of Canada ruling restoring classroom conditions, president Richard Giroday said Monday.