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First Nations to take part in judicial review

The Tsilhqot'in National Government have secured intervener status in the ongoing judicial review of the environmental assessment into the proposed New Prosperity copper and gold mine.
Ex-P.G. resident soon got feel for iconic wheel

Ex-P.G. resident soon got feel for iconic wheel

Erin Elmgreen thought she knew what to expect when she took part in a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune, broadcast last Friday.

Man gets jail time for stabbing

A man who has been described as a chronic offender with a serious drug problem has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stabbing a woman in the neck, partly severing her spinal cord, and then trying to intimidate witnesses to the crime.

Dealer sentenced after pair of arrests

A convicted drug dealer was sentenced to 442 days in jail Wednesday, after he was arrested twice in a span of three weeks. Cody Michael Isaacson, 24, was arrested Oct. 31, 2013 and again on Nov. 21, 2013 at the same 2400 block Jasper St. home.
Green MLA bets on Black

Green MLA bets on Black

Media mogul David Black has an unlikely ally in his quest to build a new oil refinery near Kitimat. Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver said the idea of taking Alberta oil and refining it in B.C.
A Band-Aid dilemma

A Band-Aid dilemma

People who have covered parking with plug-ins at some downtown parkades are the big winners while surface lot users are hardest hit under a new off-street parking plan adopted by city council on Monday night.

Poll claims much of province balks at tanker traffic increase

A majority of British Columbians are against the increased tanker traffic that would result from the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, according to a new poll, but could warm to the project if all the provincial government's conditions are met.

EI cheat punished

A Prince George man will have two years to pay $15,080 in fines and victim surcharges for fraudulently claiming employment insurance benefits.

This is going to sting

A comparison of downtown parking prices. Parkades 2013 2014 (monthly/original plan) 2016 (monthly/after increases) of 25-15-15) 2nd Ave. covered/plug $48.66 $90 $80.44 2nd Ave, covered/no plug $42.41 $90 $70.10 2nd Ave. roof/plug $37.
Prison locked down for days

Prison locked down for days

A lockdown at Prince George Regional Correctional Centre ended Monday morning with the extensive search for contraband uncovering drugs, drug paraphernalia and items that could potentially be used as a weapon, a B.C.