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It's a done deal. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 399 and 1048, representing the city's inside and outside workers, voted 88 per cent in favour of ratifying their new collective agreement Thursday night.

The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of a dangerous offender declaration for a man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend and paralyzing her from the neck down.

THE CANADIAN PRESS PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Family members of a missing Prince Rupert, B.C., man say the body found in a submerged vehicle near that North Coast city is that of Adam Moore.

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Tracey Jones stole a win away from Allison MacInnes on Thursday morning to stay in the playoff hunt at the B.C. Scotties women's provincial curling championship.

Northern B.C. is having a normal flu season, despite the resurgence of the H1N1 virus which caused a pandemic in 2009 -and discovery of North America's first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in Edmonton.

The exact cost for the City of Prince George to hire a labour lawyer to lead collective bargaining with its unionized employees won't be made public.

A fire late Tuesday morning destroyed a building and a neighbouring business in the Two Mile Flats area of Quesnel. The building housed Design Flooring and Deco. As well, the Love Shack, located next door, was destroyed.

A city-halting strike was averted Tuesday with the city and its unionized staff reaching a tentative agreement.

Pacific Western Brewery has dodged a boycott after its association with a known criminal and has apologized for a corporate blog statement demeaning sex trade workers.