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Northern Health provided some safety tips for all ATV riders to help reduce the number of injuries, hospitalizations and deaths associated with the activity. They are: - Wear the proper gear.

Legislation around the age and training requirements for young all-terrain vehicle riders could help make recreational trail riding safer and reduce fatalities, according to Northern Health injury prevention co-ordinator Lynette Hewitt.

The provincial government needs to act more quickly on a recommendation from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry to establish a shuttle bus service along the Highway of Tears, two New Democrat MLAs said Wednesday at the end of a two-day tour of H

The number of people in northern B.C. who received a flu vaccine shot up 28 per cent compared with last winter, according to Northern Health.

More than 150 people participated in a "march for justice" on Wednesday afternoon, calling for a public inquiry into the Lakeland Mills and Babine Forest Products explosions.

Protesters marched from Parkwood Mall to the courthouse on Wednesday to demand a provincial inquiry into two sawmill explosions and fires.

The Western Hockey League announced Wednesday it has scheduled a special meeting for April 30 in Calgary for its board of governors to vote on whether to approve the sale of the Prince George Cougars franchise.

Royal LePage's Prince George office will host a garage sale in support of the company's shelter foundation. The real estate agency is asking people to drop off donations of gently-used items by Friday, May 9.

Those looking to set up a pot shop in the regional district have their work cut out for them.

A former Mackenzie secondary school teacher has been banned from the profession for 10 years. The B.C.