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If Dick Voneugen lives to be 100, and there's no reason to think he won't, the long-distance guys better be prepared. They're going to have to run 100 kilometres to truly honour his birthday.

New regulations that overturn a lifetime ban preventing gay and bisexual men from donating blood are still discriminatory, according to a local gay rights activist.

Those with musical talent, including those who play an instrument, could be a part of a professional musical theatre production of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story. Auditions for the Theatre North West production are June 15 and 16.

Several Prince George companies are already operating across international borders. Some have foreign field offices and some have a customer base serviced from their local office.

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.