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A six-man, six-woman jury was chosen Monday to hear a B.C. Supreme Court trial for a Vanderhoof man accused of manslaughter in death of a teenage girl.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of the B.C. Teachers Federation, giving teachers the right to bargain class size and composition.

A small nest-egg of money has been collected for an aboriginal group symbolically connected to the nighthawk. This bird is indigenous to B.C., it is a master of camouflage, and it is a species at risk.

First Nations leaders say it will take years to create the conditions where women can step into leadership roles, but change is happening.

It is not uncommon for teenagers to dream of dresses. But for many, that's as close as they can get - dreams. The cost of a prom gown is beyond their means, so all they can do is fantasize like Cinderella before the fairy godmother showed up.

The Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable will be offering an incentive to get rid of old smoky wood-burning stoves for another year.

Former MLA and B.C. cabinet minister Pat Bell has been appointed to the Northeren Health board. Bell, who was the MLA for Prince George North and Prince George-Mackenzie for 12 years, began a two-year term at the start of the year.

A Mountie's hunch proved to be a prolific offender's undoing.

RCMP have apprehended a man wanted on an outstanding warrant. Andrew Carl Pete, 24, was arrested without incident on Wednesday after police acted on a tip he was at a business in the 1900 block of Victoria Street.

An increase in property crime has prompted police to urge residents to take precautions. From January 1 to February 19, the Prince George RCMP have received 661 reports of property crimes compared to 503 during the same period last year, a 31.