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SmartMom program offers pregnancy information by text

SmartMom program offers pregnancy information by text

Every week throughout her pregnancy each woman in the Northern Health region who registers for SmartMom will get texts with evidence-based tidbits to make sure mom-to-be gets the right information at the right time.
School district hosts business fair, competition

School district hosts business fair, competition

School District 57 held its first ever YES57 Young Entrepreneurs Business Fair on Monday. The junior competition showcased business ideas created by students.
Man given two-year wait for MRI

Man given two-year wait for MRI

A Prince George man with an injured shoulder that causes him bouts of excruciating pain was told he had to wait nearly 800 days for a diagnostic MRI.
"Really, really, really dumb" idea earns car torcher three years probation

"Really, really, really dumb" idea earns car torcher three years probation

A 20-year-old Prince George man was sentenced Monday to three years probation with a conditional discharge for making a "really, really, really dumb" decision to torch his girlfriend's father's car to hide the fact he ran it off the road.
RCMP torch run set for Tuesday

RCMP torch run set for Tuesday

The Prince George RCMP are holding their annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to support Special Olympics British Columbia tomorrow. The 3.
Man sentenced for possessing stolen truck

Man sentenced for possessing stolen truck

A man was sentenced Friday to 18 months probation for possession of a stolen pickup truck. Gregory Scott Saugstad, 45, was one of three men arrested in September 201 5 when RCMP attempted to pull over a stolen Ford F-250 on Highway 97 near Red Rock.
Police seeking public's help as woman remains missing

Police seeking public's help as woman remains missing

Prince George RCMP are asking businesses and homeowners to check their video surveillance for any sign of a woman who has been missing for nearly a month and may have been the victim of foul play.
Cancer survivor grateful for second chance

Cancer survivor grateful for second chance

For Bruce Chambers, it was a second chance at life after being screened by the B.C. Cancer Agency.
Defining restraint

Defining restraint

The Canadian Institute for Health Information defines a restraint as any manual method or any physical or mechanical device, material or equipment attached or adjacent to the person's body that the person cannot remove easily and that restricts the p
Restraint reporting flawed, NHA says

Restraint reporting flawed, NHA says

Northern Health has been incorrectly reporting the extent of daily physical restraint use in long term care facilities for years, the Prince George manager of long term care facilities said.