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Prince George woman sentenced for Kootenays-to-Okanagan crime spree

Prince George woman sentenced for Kootenays-to-Okanagan crime spree

Two young lovers with ties to Prince George have now been parked in jail for a 2016 crime spree that stretched from Cranbrook to Oliver.
Inside Ride gets rolling

Inside Ride gets rolling

The wheels are turning to override cancer. The fifth annual Inside Ride is set to pedal forward today at 5:30 p.m. at UNBC's Northern Sport Centre. Teams of six rotate in five-minute intervals with their teammates cheering them on.
Nazi posters prompt anti-hate rally

Nazi posters prompt anti-hate rally

For many students attending UNBC, a place they consider to be their second home, it was a fight for diversity, equality and inclusion.
Fire training this week at airport

Fire training this week at airport

Firefighters are honing their skills at the training facility near the Prince George Airport this week. The fires they're fighting could produce dark smoke but it's nothing to worry about, according to the Prince George Airport Authority.
Sears closures a blow to communities like Prince George

Sears closures a blow to communities like Prince George

VANCOUVER - At Heritage Place Mall in Owen Sound, Ont., an empty Sears department store would leave a mammoth void. The insolvent retailer is one of the mall's largest occupants.
Flasher strikes three times in three weeks

Flasher strikes three times in three weeks

A flasher is on the prowl near UNBC. Three incidents of a teen or young man performing an indecent act near University Way or on the trail system leading up to the University of Northern B.C.
Trial begins for three accused of murder

Trial begins for three accused of murder

Details surrounding a shooting death just east of the city could be unveiled over the next several weeks as what's expected to be a lengthy trial began Monday for three Vanderhoof-area men accused of a drug-related shooting death.

First Nations to receive skills training funding

First Nations in northeast B.C. will receive a $390,000 investment from the B.C. government to help participants build skills and explore careers in environmental stewardship and natural resource development.
Education minister touring northern schools

Education minister touring northern schools

B.C.'s Education Minister, Rob Fleming is busy making rounds from school to school in Northern B.C.
She went from clerk to teacher to artist

She went from clerk to teacher to artist

Gloria (Proudlock) Thorpe was born in Vancouver at the Grace Maternity Hospital in 1932 just two days after the Burrard Street Bridge was officially opened. Gloria said, "I am 85 and I am just as old as that bridge.