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Doulas complement medical professionals during pregnancy and labour

For the shy pupil and even experts, presentations can be the bane of an otherwise engaging academic experience. Public speaking isn't a natural skill and can often be an assignment students suffer through rather than learn from.

An outbreak of the spruce beetle in the Omineca region north of Prince George could be a harbinger of things to come if the conditions that brought it to the fore remain in place in the coming years, according to a University of Northern British Colu

Tiana Greco, 9 months, sits on the lap of the Easter Bunny on Friday at Pine Centre Mall. Saturday is your last chance to have BergMedia take your photo with the Easter Bunny before he hops off to hide his eggs.

Highway 16 reopened Friday afternoon, after it was shut down earlier in the day after a crash. The highway, about 50km east of Junction with Highway 5, in Tete Jaune Cache, was reduced to alternating single lane traffic.

Local cadets will be heading to the provincial drill competition after taking top spot in the zones held in Prince George earlier this month.

By early summer Prince George should have its own high risk domestic violence unit - a team to help families struggling under the threat of aggression.

For the last five years, the Walk Tall program has helped at-risk aboriginal youth connect with culture and build stronger community relationships. Carrier Sekani Family Services learned Wednesday the program got $100,000 from the province.

Jian Ghomeshi, former CBC radio host, was acquitted Thursday on all charges of sexual assault and choking. The trial has spurred debate among Canadians about how victims of sexual assault are treated by the judicial system.

A 71-year-old Fort St. James man has been reported missing after he wandered away from University Hospital of Northern B.C. late Wednesday night.