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Oddly enough, the throw-a-pie-at-the teacher's-face was not the biggest moneymaker for business students at D.P. Todd secondary school in their lunch hour market last week.

A Prince George man who has pleaded guilty to growing more marijuana than allowed under the Health Canada licences has been sentenced to nine months in jail.

Today is a day to show support for Canada's military troops. The Royal Canadian Legion's fourth annual Red Shirt Marathon starts at 10 a.m. at the Fort George Park bandshell. Participants can choose to walk or run the two-lap course around the park.

When the RCMP Musical Ride appears in Prince George in July, it will be something of a homecoming for one of its members. Cst. Jennifer McRae, 29, lived in Prince George from 1995 to 2002, when she graduated from D.P.

The inaugural Ride Don't Hide cycling event in Prince George aims to raise awareness about mental illness and raise funds for the local chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

A 42-year-old Prince George man known both to police and the courts is facing new charges following a drug bust Wednesday on a South Fort George home.

Karmjeet Manhas is new to grassroots activism and knows he can't fight Monsanto, the U.S.-based agricultural biotechnology giant responsible for most of the world's genetically modified organisms. What Manhas hopes to accomplish in Saturday's 11 a.m.

Each week, the Citizen asks for your opinion in our online poll. Last week's question asked if Adrian Dix should remain as leader of the B.C. NDP.

The B.C. Human Resources Management Association has named Sabrina Mowbray of Prince George as the Rising Star of the Year. Mowbray is the human resources advisor at Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. She started on the job last April 16.

Linking UNBC to China's Wuyi University is expected to generate financial and social rewards on both sides of the Pacific.