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Prince George RCMP's street crew unit have made some dents in the city's supply of illicit drugs.

There were no roster spots for Prince George Spruce Kings on the B.C. Hockey League's first or second all-star teams but defenceman Layton Ahac obviously drew the attention of the league's play-by-play broadcasters who picked the teams.

A Kamloops-based hotelier is the new owner of the Connaught Motor Inn. In an interview Wednesday, Ron Mundi said the Connaught will continue to be operated as a motel but in a decidedly different fashion than under the previous ownership.

Despite the heavy penalties for the act - and the potential for even more drastic consequences - police have had little trouble finding drivers who insist on talking on their phones while behind the wheel.

A late-night cram session led to a third place finish for a team of College of New Caledonia business students at a competition last weekend.

Student union leaders at UNBC are declaring victory after administrators agreed to not bring a proposed new student service fee before the university's board of governors.

A Prince George man whose sawed-off shotgun went off during a struggle and leaving an adversary in jeopardy of losing the lower part of a leg was sentenced Tuesday to a further two years and one day in prison.

According to a recent article in the B.C. Medical Journal, the B.C. Cancer Centre for the North has allowed more women with breast cancer to choose breast-conserving surgery and radiation, as a treatment option.

There are no easy answers as to why First Nations people in B.C. have worse outcomes and face a shorter life expectancy than non-indigenous people, according to Sheona Mitchell-Foster, an obstetrician and gynecologist who works in Prince George.

Most Prince George Citizen readers feel that more snow days for school-age kids would bring more headaches than benefits according to our most recent online poll.