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To celebrate World Kidney Day on Thursday, the Prince George Chapter of the Kidney Foundation will have an information table at Pine Centre Mall near the food court from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help raise awareness of the disease.

The north is playing its part in the provincewide rise in organ donor registration. Last year the north more than doubled the number of annual registrants, signing up 4,033 people compared to 1,767 in 2014.

The last online poll asked local residents, "Should backyard chickens be allowed within city limits?" Feathers appear to be ruffled as the resounding majority said "No, they stink and make too much noise," with 44 per cent of the vote for a total of

There are about a dozen local grandmothers taking their grannying to a global level as they reach out to grandmothers in Africa to offer both emotional and financial support.

An explosion and fire at a Quesnel medium density fibreboard mill Wednesday evening caused significant damage but resulted in no injuries. The fireball was reported at about 5:30 p.m.

Getting caught passing a stopped school bus could get costlier. Already yielding a $167 fine and three demerit points, the penalty is being reviewed, B.C.

West Fraser Ltd. is denying it breached a contract when it fired a foreman after he had a confrontation with his ex-wife at the company's Quesnel Plywood plant. In a response to a notice of civil claim, filed Tuesday in B.C.

School District 57 has turned to the courts in an attempt to collect nearly $270,000 in allegedly unpaid fees from a Prince George business that provides recruitment services for its international student program.

Northern Development Initiative Trust's chief executive officer is about to retire. Janine North, who has been organization's CEO since its inception, will step down this fall, NDIT said Wednesday in a statement.

A Prince George man has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Anthony Eric Roughton entered the plea Wednesday during a brief appearance in Prince George provincial court. Roughton committed the offence between June 13 and Dec.