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Four men, all of them over the age of 70, were busted last week in Prince George for illegally selling prescription drugs in two unrelated police raids.

A youth is in custody and is the prime suspect in an armed robbery of the Victoria Street McDonald's restaurant location. The attacker brandished a knife to threaten the staff.

A trial date has been set for a Prince George man who was beaten by a Lower Mainland police squad in a case of mistaken identity.

Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that part of the province's drinking and driving law is unconstitutional, local police are remaining vigilant to prevent impaired driving.

Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen is skeptical about a private members bill introduced this week by Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Dick Harris to end extended qualifying and benefit periods for convicted criminals seeking Employment I

The city's unemployment rate stood at 6.8 per cent in November, a 0.4-percentage-point decline from the month before, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday.

This past weekend marked the six-month point since the last sighting of Madison Scott. This week, authorities released a re-enactment video to draw attention and jog memories about the missing 20-year-old Vanderhoof girl.

November brought just enough snow to the Prince George region to get cross-country skiers and snowmobilers out on the trails.

The diesel shortage that has gripped the prairies is starting to be felt in Prince George.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 6.8 per cent in November, a 0.4-percentage-point decline from the month before, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday.