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Anyone who is letting a fear of needles stop them from participating in this year's Canadian Blood Services Interior Drive for Life can look to four-year-old Audrey Saulters for some inspiration.

A Prince George woman was sentenced Thursday to three years probation for setting grass fires while out riding her mobility aid scooter.

The city's unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 per cent in August from 5.7 per cent the month before as the number of people holding down jobs climbed by 1,100 to 52,300, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday.

The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission is seeking the public's input on on the area, boundaries and names of provincial electoral districts to be used for the next two provincial general elections.

Prince George Fire Rescue was called out Wednesday night to deal with a hazardous material leaking from a commercial truck.

A Prince Rupert couple killed in a head-on collision near Houston late last year were in a vehicle with "bald, worn out tires," a coroner said in a final report released Thursday.

A spike belt was used Sunday afternoon to apprehend a speeding driver who refused to pull over, North District RCMP said this week.

Helping local businesses prepare for a larger-than-normal customer base during the two weeks of the 2015 Canada Winter Games is the focus of an upcoming workshop hosted by Initiatives Prince George.

Once the typical winter dwelling in northern B.C., this weekend will see the first unveiling of a pit house in the modern era in Prince George. UNBC is the site of this project.