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It can be a hard time of year for post-secondary students struggling to balance the sometimes all-encompassing demands of looming deadlines and back-to-back midterms, while juggling work and personal life, for some at an institution far from home.

The University of Northern British Columbia is making it easier for current or former youth in the care of a government agency to attend university.

The provincial government is providing $12,000 to the Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable to encourage residents to replace their old wood stoves with cleaner burning models.

A one-time registration system for off-road vehicles will be launched on Nov. 17, the provincial government said Friday.

Convicted murderer David Mostyn Pritchard went to some length in planning the act and to cover his tracks afterwards, according to a Parole Board of Canada report.

Prince George RCMP will be switching to digital from analog radios in March but it probably won't be worth the expense for scanner addicts to upgrade their equipment accordingly.

The Parole Board of Canada has denied full parole to a former Prince George man serving a life sentence for first degree murder in the 1995 death of a woman on a northern B.C.

A man police describe as armed and dangerous is on the loose. If you see Robert Lee Milligan, 31, do not approach him and call 911 immediately, Prince George RCMP warned Friday.

It's an odd sensation, especially when you live in northern Canada, to catch yourself rooting for a mosquito.

Even the little things can add to the stress of some holiday situations. Alistair MacMillan, 5, habitually tries to rip off Santa's beard when he visits with the jolly old elf. He doesn't mean anything by it, it's just part of the visit for him.