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A seven-week trial may soon come to an end as an 11-person jury entered deliberations late Friday on whether Jesse Norman Sweder committed a drug-related murder five-and-a-half years ago. For more, see the Citizen.

Court action against a senior city staff member accused of violating the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is unrelated to the Brian Skakun affair, city manager Derek Bates said Friday.

Emma Wiebe may be only one-and-a-half years old, but her quick action saved her mom from drowning. The little girl ran into the bedroom where her grandma, Linda Wiebe was changing the cover on a duvet.

There's a river float event scheduled for Saturday and RCMP anticipate thousands will attend. The tubing event will start at Wilkins Park in Miworth where people will launch their floatation devices and drift down to the Cottonwood boat launch area.

Darcy Delany Tomah, 29, has been charged in a late night incident Monday in a residential neighbourhood. Two others were arrested at the scene (later released without charges) while Tomah was not taken into custody until later in the week.

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) wants to know what people in the north think about the policing services they're receiving before committing to another 20-year policing agreement with the RCMP.

A casual crook tried to make off with a pair of expensive toys on Thursday but eyes were on him almost the entire time, right up to the handcuffs snapping around his wrists.

Supreme Court Justice Glen Parrett is expected to spend most of today providing a review of the testimony given over the course of a seven-week trial for Jesse Norman Sweder, accused of killing Pierre Letendre in a gang-related shooting five-and-a-ha

Robert E. Sebastian of Hazelton, a well-known artist, donated artwork to the City of Prince George Thursday.

A CN train derailed at Shelley Wednesday morning. Reports put the number of cars off the track at between 14-16. Story, pictures to follow.