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'Why was it necessary?'

'Why was it necessary?'

Soldier's sister wants answers in wake of fatal Pineview police shooting
New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week

BABYTIME

BABYTIME

Amy Merritt and her daughter Ella, eight months old, join in with songs and rhymes at this fall's first Babytime at the Prince George Public Library's Bob Harkins branch.
Standoffs typically drawn-out affairs: expert

Standoffs typically drawn-out affairs: expert

Real life police standoffs are rarely as exciting as those portrayed on television, according to a former hostage negotiator turned academic.

Matters was close to family

For Greg Matters, life ended on home soil, despite surviving military service in Afghanistan. Matters was shot to death Monday night in Prince George after a long standoff with police.
'I am a good person'

'I am a good person'

Pineview shooting victim reached out to Citizen before his death

Mr. P.G. getting spruced up

Today is moving day for Mr. P.G. The 52-year-old, eight-metre high icon, a beloved symbol of the city's forest-based economy, is being moved to a Nicholson Street paint shop for repairs.

Mother tells sex assault trial of quick wooing

The now-separated wife of a man accused of sexually assaulting two of his stepdaughters described a whirlwind courtship Wednesday that began when they met during a church youth-group function at her home.
Feds boost mental-health help for military

Feds boost mental-health help for military

Canadian military personnel and veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder will have a better chance of getting the medical help they need now that Canada has boosted spending to treat mental health issues.

PTSD 'everywhere' says professor

Severe anxiety triggered by a deadly or life-threatening event is how post traumatic stress disorder appears. Until 1980, when it was given its name, PTSD was not even on the radar as a clinically treatable condition.