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Human Rights Tribunal dismisses complaint against Stellat'en First Nation

Human Rights Tribunal dismisses complaint against Stellat'en First Nation

A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal member has dismissed a woman's complaint that a First Nations-run convenience store discriminated against her on the basis of colour and race.
Emergency ends for Nechako ice jam

Emergency ends for Nechako ice jam

The Nechako ice jam is no longer an emergency situation.
Average assessed value rises in Prince George

Average assessed value rises in Prince George

The value of a single-family home in Prince George remained on the upswing, according to B.C. Assessment numbers issued Tuesday. As of midway through 2016, the average stood at $286,000, up 6.3 per cent or $18,000 from the same point in 2015.
North welcomes New Year’s babies

North welcomes New Year’s babies

Her name means nourishment and her mother thinks the New Year's Day baby's birthday might offer meaning as Alma ages. "I think it's neat. It's the start of a new season, a new year.
School district answers lawsuit over transfer of children to mother's school

School district answers lawsuit over transfer of children to mother's school

School District 57 is denying any wrongdoing in response to a Prince George father's lawsuit over a decision to allow his children to be transferred to a school where their mother works without his permission.
Suspect in stabbing faces long list of charges

Suspect in stabbing faces long list of charges

A local man is in custody and faces several charges stemming from an alleged stabbing incident three days before Christmas. Brendan Robert Richard, 20, was arrested Dec.
Gunplay dominated headlines during summer 2016

Gunplay dominated headlines during summer 2016

When it comes to crime, 2016 could well be remembered for a summertime spree of gunplay in areas of the city where it was least expected.
Gastrointestinal illness outbreak strikes hospital

Gastrointestinal illness outbreak strikes hospital

Northern Health is urging the public avoid visiting patients at University Hospital of Northern B.C. to help stem an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness at the hospital.
New Year's baby delivered

New Year's baby delivered

Prince George's New Year's baby has arrived. Alma Elvira Baerg was born at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George on January 1 at 1:55 a.m.to mom Stephanie and dad Joel.
CONNECTING FAMILIES: Program looks to develop family skills, strength, resilience

CONNECTING FAMILIES: Program looks to develop family skills, strength, resilience

Away from the hallway chatter that crescendos with the recess bell Devon Michelle Gatey's principal guides her into a sparse room with her father and a trio of program facilitators.