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Once the immediate shock wore off, there were cheers of glee and tears of joy erupting from a group of Pineview elementary school students Tuesday morning after being informed of a surprise trip to Winnipeg next month.

Police are on the lookout for a man suspected of stabbing to death a man in Sexsmith, Alta., who may be on his way to the Lower Mainland.

Prince George RCMP are on the lookout for the driver of a stolen minivan who fled on foot following a collision with a pickup truck on Monday morning. Police, who were called to the scene on First Avenue, west of Victoria Street, at 6:45 a.m.

Monday morning's snowfall saw city clean-up crews hitting the streets for the first time this season. Sanding and sidewalk clearing equipment were sent out in the morning, said public works director Gina Layte Liston.

A Vanderhoof woman is facing charges in relation to a fatal motor vehicle collision near Fraser Lake earlier this month.

District of Mackenzie mayor Pat Crook is raising the alarm over a BC BC Hydro proposal to increase the amount of water it can draw out of the Williston Reservoir.

For the staff and volunteers at the Crisis Centre for Northern B.C., it's OK to cry over spilled milk.

A telephone scam where the caller claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency is continuing to separate victims from their money.

Single-family homes will have sold for an average $281,000 by the end of this year, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says in its latest forecast. That represents a 3.5 per cent increase over the $271,581 a home typically went for in 2014.

As the north wrestles with a rapidly aging population, Northern Health has developed a five-year seniors' health action plan to address the growing needs of those over 65. In the next 15 years, that group will see a 78 per cent jump in their numbers.