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The fifth annual Healthier You Expo drew thousands of residents to the Civic Centre Sunday for a plethora of wellness information and services.

Students interested in enrolling in College of New Caledonia's (CNC) practical nursing program in 2012 are invited to attend one of three information sessions in late October and early November.

Highway 97 North remains reduced to single-lane alternating traffic 28 kilometres south of Chetwynd, with up to 20 minutes delay, according to Drive B.C., due to a washout.

A would-be car thief was stalled in his tracks Sunday afternoon after a failed attempt at stealing a Corvette. "It was so bizarre," said RCMP Sgt. Jason Keays. Shortly after 3 p.m. Oct.

Prince George is currently short nearly a dozen family doctors, Northern Health vice president of medicine Dr. David Butcher confirmed Thursday. He said there are the full-time equivalent of 69 family doctors in the city, 11.5 below the ideal of 80.

Prince George residents became the latest to demonstrate what democracy looks like as more than 100 people occupied the front of City Hall this weekend.

On Saturday night, the Prince George Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2011 Business Excellence Awards at the Ramada Hotel with just under 300 in attendance.

Prince George provincial court judge Ron Tindale has been promoted to the B.C. supreme court, the federal justice department said Friday. Tindale will continue to hear cases in Prince George, where he replaces Eric Chamberlist, who retired as a B.C.

A new fraud has been attempted on Prince George residents. Police are warning the public to be wary of this latest scam involving false promises of computer services.

The landing of an $8-billion contract by Seaspan Shipyards is drawing interest from at least one Prince George steel fabricator, but it's too early to know if any will be cashing in. Northern Steel Ltd.