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UNBC researcher brings artful approach to medical research

Sarah de Leeuw had to check the calendar.
Students make the Legion their business

Students make the Legion their business

A class project by a group of UNBC business students is helping the Prince George Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 reinvent itself.
Swap shed shutting down

Swap shed shutting down

The regional district has decided that one man's junk isn't another man's treasure at the local landfill. As of Dec. 1, the public reuse facility at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill - better known as the swap shed - will be closed permanently.
Fake bomb found in alley

Fake bomb found in alley

An RCMP bomb squad was brought in from the Lower Mainland on Wednesday to deal with a suspicious device found in the South Fort George neighbourhood. Police received a call just after 8 a.m.

More dates added for pipeline hearings in Prince Rupert

The cross examination phase of the National Energy Board hearings into the proposed Northern Gateway project will now carry on until mid-May. The Joint Review Panel (JRP) examining the environmental assessment into the $6.
Hospital sees overcrowding

Hospital sees overcrowding

An unexpected influx of patients has created overcrowded conditions this week in the emergency room at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.
Utility changes en route

Utility changes en route

The wheels are in motion for a change to Prince George residents' utility bills. On Wednesday, mayor and council met as a committee of the whole to discuss, among other things, future funding of the city's assets.

First Nations health authority working on improving service

The First Nations Health Authority wants to change the philosophy behind how health care is delivered to its citizens in B.C.

Transgendered victims of hate crimes remembered

Transgendered victims of violence are everywhere in the world.
CNC support staff vote to strike

CNC support staff vote to strike

Support staff at the College of New Caledonia have voted 84 per cent in favour of strike action. The Wednesday poll of unionized staff from CUPE Local 4951 included CNC's Prince George campus and its regional campuses in Mackenzie, Fort St.