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Council takes fresh look at parking rates

A proposal to ease last year's approved increase to off-street parking rates will get tossed around the city council table Monday night.
Talk can help fight cancer

Talk can help fight cancer

A cancer diagnosis can bring strong feelings to the surface, from fear and anxiety to sadness and loneliness, but talking about the disease with loved ones is one way to process those emotions.

Collaboration encouraged

The Innovation Central Society (ICS) is hosting a business-to-business relationship event, and because the goal is fostering new collaborations and innovations it will be held in the newly opened space dedicated to that kind of creation.
Path to mental health not always clear

Path to mental health not always clear

Most people know the keys to physical health, even if they don't always eat right or get enough exercise. Knowing what to do to stay mentally healthy isn't as clear, even though the activities are much the same.

Stigma adds further challenge

The stigma that continues to surround mental health issues acts as a barrier for those with illnesses, according to Northern Health northwest mental health and addictions services director Michael Melia.
Crews battle Pine Street blaze

Crews battle Pine Street blaze

Prince George Fire Rescue and Prince George RCMP responded to a house fire in the 2500 block of Pine Street Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported and early indications point to the blaze as suspicious.

No charges for RCMP in collision

No charges will be pursued against a Prince George RCMP officer involved in a collision with an all-terrain vehiclein August that led to serious injuries for its passenger, the B.C. criminal justice branch said this week.

Drug dealer sentenced to jail time

A 62-year-old man was sentenced to 241 days in jail this week for drug trafficking.

PGRCC in lockdown

Prince George Regional Correctional Centre has been locked down since Thursday morning as a "full scale" search for contraband believed to have been smuggled into the facility has been launched, B.C.

Payday loan company told to pay back $1M

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has upheld an order requiring a payday loan company with branches in Prince George and across northern B.C. to refund more than $1 million to its customers.