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Four days have been set aside in November and December for an arbitrator to hold hearings with UNBC and the faculty association to reach a first collective agreement.

A Prince George man has been sentenced to two years less a day for a short-lived attempt to make off with a three-ton cube van last summer.

With a record hot weekend upcoming as well as the Canada Day holiday, the B.C. Coroners Service is urging residents and visitors to take extra care while enjoying recreational water activities, especially boating and swimming.

During the 11th annual Variety Radiothon, Prince George and Vanderhoof raised $77,126. The funds will go to local families with children who have special needs and will help cover expenses not covered by provincial or private healthcare plans.

What Stephen Down thought was an unexpected windfall soon became a nightmare.

Fort St. James National Historic Site is hosting a Canada Day celebration July 1. Festivities begin with the raising of the Canadian flag and singing of the anthem at 12:15 p.m.

A grand opening was held Friday for 26 new beds at Gateway Lodge. Located on the third floor, the new beds include 11 convalescent care and respite beds and 15 complex care beds.

RCMP are asking potential victims in Dawson Creek and Prince George to come forward as they investigate an alleged child sexual assault.

Local MLAs joined officials from Northern Health and the RCMP on Friday to put the spotlight on a trio of new programs now up and running to provide better support for the mentally ill - whether they're in the hospital, on the street or at home.

Provincial Crown counsel has approved charges against two Vanderhoof men in relation to the fatal shooting of a teenage girl two-and-a-half years ago.