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Prince George will be among the stops when B.C. NDP leadership candidates will head out on an eight-community tour in March and April. They'll be in Prince George on April 4 to hold an evening debate at the Coast Inn of the North.

Calgary-based Enbridge, which has a major project on the books in northern B.C., has announced a 2010 profit of $963 million, down from a profit of $1.56 billion the year before.

The awaited referendum on the subject of sewer and water development in Willow River will happen on Saturday in Electoral Area F of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.

A Prince George construction firm won a top prize at a provincial government award ceremony, for a northern highway project which was completed last year. The project leadership of Allnorth Consultants Ltd.

A Prince George man was sentenced to two years less a day Thursday on convictions of four sex-related offences.

Prince George RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a vehicle stolen Jan. 23 from the 2800 block of Ferry Avenue. The green 1997 GMC pick-up bearing B.C licence plate AM7242, had not been driven by the owner since January 21.

Coin collectors are being warned of a substantial increase in the number of counterfeit Canadian coins that are surfacing on the Internet and at coin shows across the nation. On Feb.

Prince George is host today to a B.C. Liberal Party all-candidate leadership debate for party members. The Prince George session follows a debate held in Kamloops Wednesday.

The local governance body for the 2015 Canada Winter Games will announce its initial leaders today. The group will be unveiled by Premier Gordon Campbell and the key officials who won the bid for the City of Prince George.

The Prince George Public Library is unveiling its first-ever piece of public art next month and needs more donations to help pay for the project.