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The gang crime summit and forum is sold out. All 200 tickets to the daytime workshops on Monday and Tuesday have been sold and commitments to attend the public forum on Monday evening have reached capacity.

Gang expert says organized crime in P.G. is taking direct hits

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council over its bid to be consulted on a major power deal with B.C. Hydro. The decision is a win for Rio Tinto Alcan, and overturns a decision of the B.C.

Blood chocolate. In the same spirit as blood diamonds, a local group is trying to turn public tastes away from a common treat made by kidnapped slave children.

Canfor Corp. posted a $33.5-million profit for the three months ending in September, despite a continuing depressed U.S. housing market. Results were buoyed by income from Canfor Corp.'s stake in Canfor Pulp.

A Canada Games contingent was in Prince George to help local officials get ready to host the nation in 52 months' time.

More than 700 workers have returned to their jobs at 10 sawmills and one pulp mill in northern B.C. in the past year as plants restarted or resumed shifts, part of a slow restart trend in the province, shows information complied by the B.C.

Pay now, or pay later when it comes to investing in early childhood development. That's the conclusion and title of a recently-released report prepared by the Justice Institute of B.C. and the Vancouver Board of Trade.

The B.C. Liberal government's latest effort to sell the harmonized sales tax - establishing an information centre and appointing a cabinet minister responsible for the effort - is a waste of time, says a Prince George anti-HST organizer.

Northern Health invites organizations and schools to submit proposals focused on awareness and reduction of tobacco use in Northern B.C.