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Shop teacher gets suspension for insulting, threatening students

Shop teacher gets suspension for insulting, threatening students

A Prince George shop teacher has received a two-day suspension of his teaching certificate for repeatedly insulting one student and threatening to "beat" another last school year.
Gov’t holding closed meeting with families on missing, murdered women inquiry

Gov’t holding closed meeting with families on missing, murdered women inquiry

Federal government officials will be in Prince George next week to hear from families, frontline workers and other stakeholders about how the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women should be conducted. To be held on Jan.
Treaty process faces uphill battle

Treaty process faces uphill battle

In reviving the vote for a treaty, Lheidli T'enneh leaders will have to overcome years of misinformation and miscommunication.
Huckleberry mine lays off 100 workers

Huckleberry mine lays off 100 workers

Imperial Metals Corp. is laying off more than one-third of the workforce at its Huckleberry mine near Houston because of low copper prices.
Crime Stoppers helped put dent in crime

Crime Stoppers helped put dent in crime

The Prince George Crime Stopper program will continue to provide cash rewards for tips that produce arrests and recoveries of stolen property.
Court rules against local logging firm

Court rules against local logging firm

The B.C. Court of Appeal has sided with the provincial government in a dispute over whether a Prince George logging company was wrongfully denied a licence to harvest timber on Crown land near Vanderhoof.
Plane clips tree during emergency landing

Plane clips tree during emergency landing

The pilot of a single engine plane escaped injury Wednesday afternoon after the craft's wing struck a tree while attempting an emergency landing on the Conifex service road in Mackenzie.
Syrian family to arrive in P.G. Thursday

Syrian family to arrive in P.G. Thursday

With just over two day’s notice, Westwood Church learned Prince George would be welcoming its first Syrian family Thursday evening. “Are we ready?” said Pastor Mark Wessner with a laugh.
PGRCC sued over broken jaw

PGRCC sued over broken jaw

A local man has filed a small claims lawsuit against the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre after his jaw was broken by a sucker punch while he was incarcerated in the facility.
Number of people collecting EI rising

Number of people collecting EI rising

There were 1,850 people in Prince George collecting Employment Insurance in October, according to the most-recent numbers from Statistics Canada.