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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.

Police found a body Wednesday inside a recovered vehicle belonging to a Prince Rupert man missing since Dec. 29.

Worried that a friend or family member may be a victim of a fraud? Elderly people are particular targets for various scams and Prince George RCMP Cpl.

Whether a drug dealer knew he was selling heroin or a more potent substitute was an issue in Prince George provincial court on Tuesday, when Aron Leif Gray Johnson, 28, was sentenced to slightly less than six more months in jail.

One man is dead following an early morning run-in with a train. According to the Prince George RCMP, the incident occurred around 3 a.m. Tuesday at Wilson Park, off North Ospika Boulevard.

It turns out that giving a tip Crime Stoppers is rarely about cashing in. In fact, according to Prince George Crime Stoppers president Jack Hooper, of 13 awards, worth a total $2,430, approved during 2013, only one-third have been picked up.

Prince George's real estate agents and homeowners saw increases in both average prices and the number of sales for single-family homes during 2013, according to B.C. Northern Real Estate Board numbers released Tuesday.