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Human remains found at suspicious fire

Human remains have been found near Tumbler Ridge, RCMP said Monday. A Tumbler Ridge general duty RCMP member came across the remains when responding Saturday to a call of a suspicious fire in the Bull Moose Forest Service Road area.

Stabbing linked to Saik'uz reserve

A 17-year-old youth was arrested Thursday after Vanderhoof RCMP were called to a report of a stabbing on the Saik'uz First Nation reserve south of the community 100 kilometres west of Prince George.

District looks to ERASE bullying

Are Prince George schools winning the battle against bullies? For any of the victims of bullying incidents or kids who are being targeted by an onslaught of hateful messages sent to their computers or phones, the answer is an obvious no.

Big Blue Ball rolling through Coast Inn

To coincide with Movember, the Rotary Club of Prince George is hosting the Big Blue Ball, a fundraising event for men's health Saturday Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the North.

October a step backward for job growth

Prince George job numbers held steady in an overall bad month for B.C. employment. The province is still on a strong positive job growth trend, but the month of October was a step backward. According to Statistics Canada data, B.C.

Conversation about gov't role needs 'reboot': Little

Tourism needs more government support, and government needs more input from tourism operators. Those sentiments rose to the top of discussions at the annual Northern BC Tourism Association conference, held in Prince George this year.

Salvation Army readies holiday troops

The Prince George Salvation Army is gearing up for it's most-outwardly busy season and community groups are stepping up to help fill their coffers and food bank shelves. On the first day of November, Capt.

Healthy living projects eligible for grants

The Northern Health Authority has made it its business to promote good health. Now it wants reward community interests for their work in developing projects that improve the health and well-being of northern B.C. residents.

Poitras hit with more charges after Halloween night arrest

The man wanted in connection with the alleged theft of two pickup trucks over the weekend is facing additional charges as a result of his arrest on Halloween night.

Tighter control in store for medical marijuana, MP says

The federal Conservatives are planning major changes in the way medical marijuana can be grown, Prince George-Peace River MP Bob Zimmer said Friday, the same day a Prince George man pleaded guilty to growing more than his legal limit.