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Northgate Minerals has increased its estimate of the amount of gold and copper in a prospective underground mine in northern B.C.

A Prince George cab driver might have been one of the last people to have contact with one of Prince George's recent victims of violence against women.

While RCMP investigators comb the shards of glass and wood from Tuesday morning gunfire near the corner of 1st and Tabor, arson investigators are piecing together clues after a Molotov cocktail torched two cars in the same area Thursday.

Northern Health (NH) is awarding 22 grants totalling $120,000 to northern community organizations to promote health and well-being through projects and initiatives.

The City of Prince George can boast a gold medal at the 2011 Winter Games thanks to a young biathlete who reached the top of the podium Tuesday. Biathlete Sarah Beaudry, 16, sprinted through the 7.

Students at the city's independent elementary schools will have to wait until next month to know if they'll remain at the back of the line when it comes to transferring to publicly-run high schools next year.

Nathan Coole and Marcus Hume don't consider themselves heroes, but their actions last April may have saved three men's lives. On March 12 Coole and Hume will be honoured for bravery at the 99th annual Commonwealth Honour and Rescue Awards. The B.C.

At least one concerned citizen will not be calling a taxi anymore in the wake of reports stating police are questioning local cab drivers in their Highway of Tears investigation.

Enbridge executives assured Prince George residents Tuesday its $5.5-billion Northern Gateway pipeline can be operated safely and will provide major benefits to Canada as well as the north-central B.C. region.

CN is undertaking test shipments of oil from Western Canada to U.S. markets in response to customer demand, but says it is not meant to compete against pipelines. "It's meant as a complement to pipe," said CN spokesperson Kelli Svendsen.