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A B.C. Supreme Court justice has rejected a Powell River woman's claim for damages after she suffered soft-tissue injuries when the truck she was in struck a moose on Highway 16 West between Prince Rupert and Terrace nearly five years ago.

Highway 29 between Chetwynd and Hudson Hope reopened to traffic on Friday after flooding closed the highway on June 26. A once-in-40-years rainfall caused culverts to wash out in four locations near Cameron Lake.

A big pink bus came to town Thursday and Friday as part of the Pink Tour, Power in Knowledge program to promote mammograms for all women over 40. Early detection leads to significantly higher survivor rates for women diagnosed with breast cancer.

The B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the North reached its peak of construction labour last month. On average, 130 workers were on the site each day over the past few weeks according to the Northern Cancer Control Strategy.

An instrumental figure in the ongoing effort to revive an army reserve in Prince George has passed away. Rocky Mountain Rangers' commanding officer, Lt. Col. John Feller, died Friday after a lengthy but undisclosed illness.

College of New Caledonia (CNC) finished last year slightly in the black.

Kalen Spoletini is the face of the 130 new people that TELUS is hiring for its expanded call centre in Prince George, 30 more people than it planned to hire. "I love the job. I love coming to work. It's a positive atmosphere.

B.C. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said Thursday that as long as Winton Global Lumber continues to meet its forest management obligations for its forest licence - which it is - there are no grounds for cancelling it.

A 30-kilometre stretch of Highway 97 that connects Prince George to Chetwynd and Northeast B.C. is expected to be open to limited traffic by Wednesday.

Getting their children to school will become significantly tougher for a handful of families east of Giscome if School District 57 follows through on a plan to scale back school bus service in the area.