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WorkSafeBC was told that wood dust could cause an explosion in sawmills about two years before the deadly Babine Forest Products and Lakeland Mills incidents in early 2012, NDP leader Adrian Dix told the legislature Wednesday.

The City of Prince George is denying claims made in a class action lawsuit that some residents suffer a degenerative dental disease by drinking the city's fluoridated water.

There is still work to be done at the Ancient Forest.

Whenever four-year-old Sunjai Sharma steps out to sell chocolate bars to raise funds for the B.C. Children's Hospital, the wallets open wide.

Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure fire at Dairy Queen on Domano Blvd. at about 10:30 Wednesday night. Crews from three fire halls arrived to see light smoke on the roof.

When the new curbside recycling program rolls out locally in September, residents will have another tool to help keep everything straight. Multi-Material B.C. announced they are partnering with ReCollect, a B.C.

The Elks May Day parade has been canceled for this year. Had it gone ahead as scheduled, it would have been the 88th year the event has been held, but a lack of interest means it's been put on hold until at least next year.

The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Northern Health Authority has ended the dust quality advisory for Prince George.

If you get a phone call saying you've won a gift card for Pine Centre Mall, hang up. "This is a phone scam," Pine Centre Mall manager Sonya Hunt confirmed Wednesday.

It seems that politicians can't help themselves once they form government and hold power and the purse strings.