Local News

Prince George is the site for a top-flight meeting next week., when the city's airport authority will host a two-day gathering of the BC Aviation Council.

Chamber of Commerce Week is underway in B.C. Prince George's business advocacy agency is busy with activities, including a lunch hour seminar today, and other events to boost the local economy one entrepreneur at a time.

A Prince George man dodged a bullet Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to possessing a sawed-off rifle police found in an 1100-block Ahbau Street home in December.

In a court document filed this week, Habitat for Humanity Canada is denying its former Prince George affiliate's allegation that it is looking for a way to seize the local group's assets to address its own financial problems.

Equipping northern B.C.'s aboriginal communities with the ability to participate in incoming trades jobs will go a long way towards closing the skills gap, said the federal employment minister.

If getting married is on the to-do list for the next year or two, winning a free honeymoon, finding your dream dress, and taste testing wedding treats might be a priority.

The provincial government handed down a budget Tuesday that was long on metaphor and short on brightly wrapped treasures. "I'm happy we're staying the course," said Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris.

We turned on our new-look website Wednesday and we couldn’t be happier. It’s a big improvement over our previous site, both for readers and advertisers. The home page is cleaner and easier to navigate, with more news, more photos and more opinion.

Police have arrested a man in Edmonton suspected of committing a sexual assault in Prince George. Vernon Bret Faithful, 22, was apprehended last Thursday by the Alberta city's police service, Prince George RCMP said.

A Prince George man with a history of similar offences was sentenced Tuesday to a further eight months in jail for attempting to shoplift more than $500 worth of groceries and then getting into a scuffle with the store's loss prevention officer.