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The Me in Dementia: Increasing Understanding Along the Dementia Journey is a conference taking place at the Ramada Hotel Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Police are crediting use of a piece of high-tech hiking equipment for the quick rescue Thursday of an elderly woman unable to walk out of the bush because she was injured. They were notified at about 11:30 a.m.

The victim of what police are describing as a "suspicious death" in Mackenzie was 49-year-old Maurice Wallace, North District RCMP's major crimes unit said Friday. RCMP launched an investigation Aug.

A Prince George man was sentenced to a further nine-and-a-half months in jail Friday for his role in a home invasion in which a quadriplegic and his two caregivers were bear sprayed.

Despite cooler temperatures and scattered showers in some areas, the fire danger rating still ranges from high to extreme in northern B.C., the province's wildfire management branch said Thursday.

White Spot's Prince George restaurant will soon no longer be among the largest in the chain. According to Business In Vancouver, White Spot will open its 66th and largest restaurant on Aug.

Last time we asked what your favourite Robin Williams movie is and offered five choices. Here are the results of the poll: Good Morning Vietnam got 25 per cent of the vote with 355 votes. Dead Poets Society got 12 per cent of the vote with 164 votes.

The Regional District has signed on to next year's Canada Winter Games in the form of $1.5 million.

Nominations are being welcomed for the 2014 BC Tourism and Hospitality Awards. Award categories include tourism and hospitality business of the year, tourism and hospitality leader of the year and outstanding customer service.

The B.C. RCMP's staff cuts to its specialized gang unit will not affect its operations in Prince George. "Absolutely not," said Sgt. Lindsay Houghton said when asked Thursday whether a $2.