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The beleaguered Northern Gateway pipeline proposal got a big boost on Friday from an unexpected source. Newspaper mogul David Black's $13 billion plan to build a refinery near the pipeline's planned terminus in Kitimat could end up providing B.C.

Black proposes refinery in Kitimat to take Enbridge oil

A bad reputation can be hard to shake, especially in the digital age. It's true of Prince George, which Google considers to be a "dangerous" city.

Almost halfway to a sellout, organizers of the Prince George Hospice Society house lottery are confident all 8,500 tickets in their biggest fundraiser of the year will be sold before the Oct. 29 deadline.

Local merchants are being warned about two people allegedly passing fraudulent money orders in Prince George.

Prince George-based skywatchers are helping Fort St. James get star struck. Astronomers from the local chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will bring their expertise to the 2012 Star Party at Fort St.

An early-morning chip truck spill partially blocked Highway 97 at North Star Road in Quesnel on Thursday for about four hours.

It will be the turn of provincial government employees in Prince George to take job action on Monday. Members of the B.C.

Dragon-spotters will be out in full force in West Lake provincial park on Sunday, Aug. 26.

Other than a couple of "quibbles," B.C. Civil Liberties Association executive director Dave Eby likes what he sees in the new independent body that will investigate allegations of police wrongdoing. Due to be up and running on Sept.