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More than 200 teachers turned out at the school board office Tuesday night for a candlelight protest in response to the lack of progress in negotiations to settle the province-wide strike.

Ashley MacDONALD Citizen staff amacdonald@pgcitizen.

Cariboo North independent MLA Bob Simpson is now posting copies of his travel expense claim forms on his website, a move the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is applauding.

Babine Lake is home to a special strain of rainbow trout that grow much larger than common rainbow trout species. This strain of trout is part of a rare ecotype called the Sutherland population.

Police were told two arguing neighbours had a machete involved in their altercation. A swift set of officers responded to the incident, but found no credence to the claims a weapon was involved.

Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance tour will take to the CN Centre stage March 1. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets.

How much stock do you put in the end of the world? For Canadian comedy icon Bob Robertson - not much. But that didn't stop the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee from lampooning the Dec.

Mayor Shari Green announced a mayor's select committee on business as her first action as the city's new mayor, Monday. Green said the committee will be made up of herself and several members of the business community.

Nearly two-and-a-half years after it was put on temporary closure, Canfor Corp. said Monday it has decided to permanently close its Rustad sawmill and pay nearly 150 employees severance for their years of service.

A suspect was caught masturbating in a city park this past weekend. At about 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Prince George RCMP received a complaint of the indecent act happening at Cottonwood Island Park near the boat launch on River Road.