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B.C. Education Minister George Abbott is expected to announce his not-so-secret candidacy for the Liberal leadership today. Abbott has called a news conference for 11 a.m.

The November 2010 natural gas and petroleum sale resulted in nearly $1.2 million in bonus bids, with the total for the year reaching more than $802 million. The Nov.

Saying she's tired of doing the government's "dirty work," school board trustee Lois Boone has announced she won't seek re-election when voters head to the polls next November.

School district administration will look at the possibility of doing the work "in-house" after learning the cost of moving two playgrounds from closed schools to Heather Park elementary school will cost $38,000 in total if carried out by the company

There was a house fire in the 4300 block of Foster Road reported at about 1 a.m. The Prince George Fire Rescue responded and there were 16 firefighters from three halls in attendance that found smoke and flames coming from the back of the dwelling.

Operation Red Nose kicks off its 2010 campaign this weekend. Fourteen teems of three will be out on Friday night and 19 teams on Saturday night will be volunteering to not only take party-goers home, but their vehicles too. Between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Attracting more than 1,000 residents annually, the annual Civic Light Up event at the Prince George Civic Centre stirs the Christmas spirit in the hearts of all ages.

Officials at the Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum invites residents to come and celebrate the season Dec. 18 to 24.

B.C. New Democratic Party leader Carole James' leadership remains in jeopardy despite surviving a weekend vote to hold a leadership convention, says ousted MLA Bob Simpson.

The Cheslatta Carrier Nation celebrated on Tuesday the culmination of an 11-year process with the release of the first edition of the Cheslatta dictionary: Nyan Whut'en Hubughunek.