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Operation Red Nose volunteers will be out in full force again this weekend, offering safe rides home to party-goers. Twenty-six volunteer teams will be out on the road tonight while another 26 teams will be out Saturday night.

Post-secondary institutions across the north each have their own strengths and by working together they can give more students in the region the opportunity to pursue their desired career.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWTOWN, Conn. - A shooting at a U.S. school Friday left 27 people dead, including 18 children, an official said. It was one of the worst school shootings in the country's history.

Santa Claus arrived by Pacific Western Helicopters to great children from several daycares and pre-schools Friday morning. He landed in Moore's Meadow and had a visit with the children that were waiting there for him.

Santa Claus, played by local real estate agent Dan Strickland, stopped in for a visit with Helen Moffat in the Family Medicine Unit at University Hospital of Northern B.C. on Friday morning.

Joyce Heise, left, has a chat with Kris Kringle, played by Brian Beek, at the annual Kris Kringle luncheon fundraiser for the Prince George Child Development Centre. More than 500 people attended the popular event at the Civic Centre on Friday.

Canfor Pulp will invest $26 million to upgrade two turbo-generators at its Northwood mill and bring the operation significantly closer to self-sufficiency, company executives said Friday.

Initiatives Prince George and the city are coming to a new agreement. On the agenda for the Dec.

Prince George residents continue to give both time and money to local charities at an impressive rate, according to Prince George Community Foundation executive director Judy Neiser.

Fewer patients are dying in Northern Health facilities relative to the national average, according to a report released Thursday.