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For the third time in 15 years, Prince George will play host to the Minerals North mining conference. The news was disclosed on Thursday night during this year's edition of Minerals North being held in Mackenzie.

Smoke was coming from a home in the 6700 block of Westmount Crescent at about 11 a.m. Friday morning as Prince George Fire Rescue arrived on scene.

Ian Hewlett donates blood for the 74th and final time at the Prince George Canadian Blood Services Clinic Thursday. This was the last day for the blood donor clinic in Prince George, in operation for 17 years.

Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, damaging hail and heavy rain, Environment Canada said in a warning issued for Prince George at 9:38 a.m.

A 21-year-old Prince George man was killed late Thursday evening in a two vehicle collision at Highway 97 and Austin Road. Cody Dal Martin Diebold was pronounced dead at the scene, the B.C. Coroners Service said Friday afternoon.

A lane closure is effect today until 4 p.m. on the Simon Fraser Bridge to carry out bridge maintenance, according to the Ministry of Transportation.

Four years after Madison Scott went missing, friends, family and police are continuing to hold out hope the mystery of the Vanderhoof woman's disappearance will be finally solved.

The outgoing UNBC vice president of external relations said he sees his departure from his home on the hill as an exciting evolution.

Turning left at an intersection with traffic coming the other way is one of the most common causes of drivers running into pedestrians, but there are steps both parties can take to avoid what can lead to a tragic consequence.

One of the features of this year's Canada North Resources Expo is a focus on industrial safety. The inaugural Northern B.C. Safety Conference will be held within the expo, although it is a separate event. The organizing agency - B.C.