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The 20th Avenue Petro-Canada gas station was the scene of an armed holdup this morning. Police said a man wearing a blue stocking or a mask and wielding a butcher's knife made off with a small amount of cash and cigarettes at about 7:25 a.m.

Adults and children alike will enjoy a full day of entertainment at Community Day on August 28, and support charities at the same time. The day starts at the movies with the theatre opens up at 7:30 a.m.

A fifth of Pakistan is underwater and over 20 millions people have been affected by devastating floods in the last three weeks.

British Columbia will be getting help from another 330 out-of-province firefighters during the next few days to tackle expanding fires. The out-of-province crews will be focusing on fires in regions to the west and southwest of Prince George.

The provincial government's air quality health index may not be your best bet when it comes to determining how safe it is to go outside.

A Chinese tour group will make an overnight stop in Valemount on Saturday - roughly two months after Canada achieved approved destination status with the Asian country. And they're rolling out the welcome mat.

Lynn Palmer and her husband Glenn got word Friday afternoon at their Punchaw Lake home southwest of Prince George that an evacuation alert had been issued for their area.

Prince George continues to lead the 13th annual Interior Drive fore Life blood donor challenge - but it's not over yet.

The autopsy has been concluded on the body of Darren Allen Munch, 25. Police announced on Thursday that the obvious was officially confirmed, that Munch's life was taken as a result of gunfire. "He died as a result of gunshot wounds.

The Fraser-Fort George Regional District has the highest rate of recycling beverage containers in the province at 307 containers per person, or 2.1 million in total, according to Encorp data.