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The conflict between Habitat for Humanity Canada and its former Prince George affiliate has taken a new turn with the local group resuming operations at the old Restore but under a new name.

Blame it on Trudeau. Long-time Fraser-Fort George Regional District director Bob Headrick died Sunday. He stayed true to both his political beliefs and his sense of humour to the very end.

"Power irregularities" forced elective surgeries at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia to be cancelled for the day on Thursday.

Tucked away in the Prince George home Gordon Talbot has owned since 1966, the Second World War veteran has stored a simple brown-covered booklet. Inside, the slightly yellowed pages record memories of Talbot's time as a prisoner of war.

Intimidated by your teacher? Try running with them. That's the basic idea behind the Dream Hunters Walk and Run group - the brainchild of the Aboriginal Resource Centre at the College of New Caledonia.

A resounding majority of respondents to a Citizen online poll think the Montreal Canadians will be the top Canadian team in the NHL this year, taking 58 per cent and 498 votes.

The Salvation Army will kick off the Tree of Lights campaign with a breakfast Friday at the Coast Inn of the North from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. for a $5 donation.

Royal Canadian Legion president Bruce Gabriel is banking on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new government to keep its promise to reopen shuttered Veterans Affairs offices, including the one closed locally in 2012.

A warning for high wind issued by Environment Canada has ended, the agency said in an e-mail sent out at 4 p.m.

Dick Voneugen was 12 years old, going on 13, when the Nazis were driven out of the Netherlands.