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An expert on supporting deaf and hard of hearing children in the classroom will be in Prince George. Debra Russell, a teacher at the University of Alberta, will host a workshop at the College of New Caledonia on Sat., Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Highway 97 has been reopened 3.5 kilometres south of Quesnel, Drive BC said in an update issued at 4:30 p.m. The stretch had been closed due to a motor vehicle incident with traffic detouring via Carson.

Clara Hughes, the only Canadian athlete to have won medals in both the winter and summer Olympics, is coming to Prince George next month to help celebrate the YMCA of Northern B.C.'s 50th anniversary.

Prince George RCMP are urging walkers, runners, cyclists and drivers to take precautions in light of the three recent deaths on city streets and have offered the following tips for crossing roads as the daylight hours continue to diminish.

Charges have been approved against two men following the seizure of two allegedly stolen pickup trucks by RCMP in August. Both Leslie Chad McComber, 34, and Kevin Kenneth Rochon, 49, face one charge each of possession of stolen property over $5,000.

There may be fewer incumbents running than there are seats on council, but Roy Spooner says that's not why he's seeking to be elected.

Like he did with the B.C. Northern Exhibition, Alex Huber wants the city to do more with less. Huber has been president of the annual fair's board since November. "Us volunteers did a really good job making the fair bigger with less money.

Northern Health is asking northern B.C. residents to add getting influenza vaccines to their job jars as they get ready for winter.

Now that the list is set, it's time for the public to learn where candidates stand prior to November's civic elections. Today is the one-month mark from general voting day on Nov.

A former Prince George mother of the year and a local businessman were the two people who died Thursday morning when struck by a commercial tractor-trailer near College of New Caledonia.