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B.C. Justice Minister Shirley Bond's plan to make the courts more efficient may deliver some long-term solutions but is falling short of addressing the immediate problems, says the president of the B.C. Crown Counsel Association.

The mother of Fribjon Bjornson is asking those who know what happened to her son to step forward to help bring to justice those responsible for his death - and to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future.

A three-day RCMP traffic enforcement campaign near Valemount last week netted a large amount of marijuana along with its share of bad drivers. North District RCMP Cst.

Barry Selkirk had tears in his eyes as he looked around the room full of kids mingling with the residents at Simon Fraser Lodge.

Roughly 200 students are expected to converge on the Civic Centre tomorrow to help Prince George RCMP kick off an anti-gang project.

There's nothing like a little slapstick comedy to put a smile on a senior's face. And since that's the mandate of the Elder Citizens Recreation Association Drama Club, it works out rather nicely that the show Wits and Skits will be presented Nov.

District's Coats for a Cause will hold its second annual coat drive until October 31 at the District Clothing Company at Pine Centre Mall.

U.S. house construction picking up, RBC economist says

The B.C. Court of Appeal has issued an online guide for those representing themselves. Available at CourtofAppealBC.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement Branch, RCMP and ICBC will be conducting their annual Shift Into Winter road check event tomorrow.