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A report that echoed past calls for a national response into missing and murdered aboriginal women put Prince George in the same company as Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside - as the province’s most dangerous regions for aboriginal women.

Innovation Central Society (ICS) has innovated itself. A new executive director has now taken the helm at the business and technology booster agency.

The St. John Ambulance is calling on Prince George residents to open their homes for 30 volunteers who still need a place to stay during the Canada Winter Games.

Setting up an animal control officer in the rural areas would have to have the support of residents to move ahead, according to the regional district's chief administrator.

A 40-year-old Quesnel man was sentenced Monday to a further five years and five months in prison largely for a series of sexual assaults on his wife.

Fiona Collier, 14, has been found safe and sound after being reported missing on Saturday. Prince George RCMP had been seeking the public's help in locating the 14-year-old Prince George girl.

Once a representative of the building's insurer has had a look at the damage, tenants forced out of their apartment by a fire over the weekend should be back in their homes within a matter of days, according to the building's manager.

A gun and drugs were found when a vehicle was stopped by police for an infraction on Pine Street Friday, Jan. 9 at about 9:55 a.m. The stop led to the arrest of a 23-year-old male and an 18-year-old female for possession of a controlled substance.

Even in the depth of winter, the Wheelin’ Warriors of the North are in cycling mode. The group is gearing up for its third Ride to Conquer Cancer, scheduled Aug. 29 and 30, with an information session Wednesday in Prince George.

Women are most affected by Alzheimer's disease, both as sufferers and caregivers of those affected. January is Alzheimer Awareness Month and the Alzheimer Society of B.C.