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A man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant has been apprehended. Richard James Harris, 33, was located Wednesday in the back yard of a Crysdale Drive home in Mackenzie and arrested after a short foot pursuit, RCMP said. As of Dec.

Between 18 and 20 teams will be out on the road this Friday and Saturday night as Operation Red Nose volunteers do their part to get holiday season revelers safely home.

The city enjoyed a second day of record-setting warmth on Wednesday. The high for the day was 11.4 C, breaking the old record for Dec. 10 of 7.2, set in 1946, according to Environment Canada. It was even warmer in Quesnel, where the high was 12.

Black ice on area roads caught some drivers by surprise on Wednesday morning.

Seven maintenance contractors who work along Highway 16 have won this year's Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure deputy minister's contractor of the year award for highway maintenance. The winners are: Yellowhead Road and Bridge Ltd.

District 57 has $30,000 to play with in provincial funding in order to help its high school students with trades training.

Single father Chris Woolfrey wants to know why the McLeod Lake Indian Band's newfound prosperity isn't benefiting his four children - all who are status members of the band.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has sentenced five Lower Mainland men to 15 months in jail followed by 18 months probation after they were found tending a massive marijuana grow operation near Williams Lake.

To show their appreciation for local blood donors, a nearly five-year-old blood recipient, Foster Fyfe, and his mom, Trina, set out to Wrap It Up Red at the Prince George Canadian Blood Services office Wednesday morning.

The closure of Pacific Western Helicopters is one more reason to bring dedicated rapid-response air ambulance helicopter service for northern B.C., says Helicopter Emergency Response Operations Society executive director Roberta Squire.