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Proposed legislative changes will make it easier for nurse practitioners to serve their patients, but they don't go far enough according to the group's professional association.

The City of Prince George made the right decision by not signing on with the industry-led packaging and printed paper stewardship group, said a small business group.

With graduation celebrations, lake parties and spring fever all in the warming spring air, the specter of young impaired drivers increases as well. ICBC's annual road safety speaking tour has been booked.

The proponents of a planned Giscome quarry are weighing their options on how to fuel the development. Last week, Graymont Western Canada Inc. received provincial government approval to begin the formal environmental assessment application process.

The start of the new federal government infrastructure funding program is a few weeks from beginning but there are still some major gaps to be filled, said Prince George's representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

From finding ways to improve access to cancer screening to ensuring support networks are in place after discharge, a series of new partnerships are trying to enhance cancer care for aboriginals around the province. The B.C.

The man who launched a class action lawsuit against the City of Prince George last week alleging damages from fluoridated water says he has reached a settlement with the City of Cranbrook over a similar action.

The new incremental increases to off-street parking rates will take effect May 1. On Monday night, city council voted 6-3 to give the first three readings to a new fees and charges bylaw enshrining the new parking prices.

A friendly red fox who goes by the name Nanguz and whose tail is in the colours of the northern lights will be the mascot for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

Two months into 2014, starts on new single-family homes remained on the same pace as last year, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation numbers are showing.