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Students are back on campus in a big way at both of Prince George's post-secondary institutions.

Canada Revenue Agency has agreed to let one of the people who investigates allegations of fraud and corruption lodged against its auditors take the stand, Prince George businessman Irvin Leroux said Tuesday.

School bells are ringing today, meaning clusters of kids will be walking the streets and pathways to neighbourhood schools. Police and conscientious volunteers will also be out today, watching for drivers not obeying the speed limits around schools.

A "jail and bail" fundraiser, put on by the cyclists participating in this year's Cops for Cancer Tour de North, is set to go this Thursday. It will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Gold's Gym parking lot at Brunswick Street and Eighth Avenue.

Water service to Blackburn elementary school was disrupted on Wednesday, causing students of the rural Prince George school to get one more unscheduled day of holidays.

A 29-year-old woman died early Wednesday morning when she was ejected from the vehicle she was driving after it went off Highway 97 about five kilometres north of Mackenzie Junction, North District RCMP Cst. Lesley Smith said.

Fraud-related charges have been approved against two women following a police pullover of their vehicle two weekends ago. Allison Marjorie Gauthier and Janice Alana Gauthier have both been charged with fraud under $5,000 and remain in custody.

Northern B.C. small towns have made the shortlist for this year's provincial Open For Business Awards. Prince George was not on the list (it was a winner last year) but surrounding communities put the region in the running. Fort St.

A Prince George woman reported missing earlier today has been safely located, according to local RCMP. Deborah Lee Oliver, 54, was last seen on Friday evening leaving a home on Nixon Crescent.

Huble Homestead rolled out the Caribbean carpet this weekend in honour of an explorer who popularized an old way of getting around.