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By the end of the year the city hopes to purchase an asphalt recycler as a better way of dealing with its potholes.

The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man whose remains were found near Valemount in 2014. He is Richard Olson, aged 47, of Valemount. Olson went missing in 2007, and despite extensive searches could not be located.

Prince George taxi operators are keeping an eye on how the provincial government tackles the introduction of ride-sharing services like Uber into B.C., saying a level playing field is in order.

If Prince George wants to up its chances to host the B.C. Summer Games, it needs to put its name in for a second time.

Break and enter crimes and property thefts have risen in the last year, according to a Prince George RCMP report for city council Monday.

Forest companies appear to have controlled wood dust in their sawmills and pellet plants following deadly explosions in 2012, but WorkSafeBC continues to keep the pressure on to ensure safety.

The operator of what police have called a "problem drug house" was sentenced Thursday to a further 15 months in jail after he was twice caught dealing cocaine and methamphetamine from the home over a 3 1/2 month span.

A Prince George woman was fined $800 in Prince George provincial court Wednesday for unlawfully selling liquor. Susan Smith, 49, must also pay a $120 victim surcharge for the violation of the Liquor Control Act.

A company with deep local roots has been profiled province-wide by the provincial government. Trexiana, owned and operated by former longtime resident Mike Callewaert, was just profiled in the online publication B.C.

A book for the north by the north takes on the impact of globalization on resource communities - and contrary to common narratives, it is not a passive recipient to the process.