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The Prince George branch of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. will begin its annual fundraising drive on Saturday in honour of World Alzheimer Day.

The new RCMP detachment in Prince George isn't even open yet and it is already an award-winner.

Blaine Magowan loved to travel, but now his family and friends are asking for help to get him back home one last time. Magowan was found unconscious in the bathroom of a Boston pub on Wednesday just days after his 30th birthday.

A man arrested in the vicinity of a problem property in the VLA has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for trafficking in cocaine.

A second Prince George man has been charged in relation to stolen property police have valued at more than $200,000. Provincial Crown counsel has approved a charge of possession of stolen property against Benjamin Taffy Llywelyn Williams, 37.

Employees at two Canfor mills were set to go on strike Sunday but a cooling off period has been ordered instead. Talks broke down Thursday between Canfor and the United Steelworkers (USW).

Many British Columbians are in favour of the provincial government's plan to expand the liquified natural gas industry, but the primary extraction method remains unpopular, according to an Insights West poll released on Wednesday.

Working a camp job can put added stress on families, but making an effort to stay in touch while on the road can help relieve some of the anxiety, according to Maureen Davis, the executive director of the Prince George branch of the Canadian Mental H

Northern Gateway made its latest pitch to municipal leaders this week at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference in Vancouver.

The owners of the downtown Commonwealth Health building are planning to change the name of the structure, due to what one shareholder calls a "negative stigma" associated with the current name.