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Artistically inclined high school students are invited to come up with a winning design for the flip side of the Prince George RCMP's Challenge Coins.

A Navy veteran from Tumbler Ridge is hoping to become the next MP for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies. Barry Blackman put his name forward to run for the Progressive Canadian Party, one of six registered candidates for the riding.

Designated drivers looking for a way to give back to the community this holiday season can expand their efforts by volunteering with Operation Red Nose this year.

Changes to Greyhound's service between Fort St. James and Prince George have come into effect. Departures from Fort St. James are now at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays, arriving in Prince George at 8:45 p.m., rather than departing at 9 a.m.

Leslie Jackson learned the hard way that parents can't always know if their kids are well. Five and rambunctious, her daughter Sydney lived, played and communicated like any other young kid. She was also legally blind in one eye.

One of two men RCMP allegedly found inside an empty warehouse where police were to hold a training exercise was sentenced Wednesday to 52 days in jail and one year probation. Christopher Kenneth Oates, 39, was arrested Jan.

Central Mountain Air will be suspending its service between Prince George and Calgary. The last flight on the route will occur on Saturday, the company said in a posting on its website.

There could be further changes coming to the rules guiding who doesn't have to pay property taxes.

The gold mine exploration company New Gold has some glitter on their health and safety record. Their Blackwater project south of Vanderhoof and west of Prince George has passed a milestone that has the rest of the heavy-industry sector talking.

City staff have begun preliminary planning for improvements to Tyner Boulevard.