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VICTORIA -- After months of difficult bargaining, the union representing about 26,000 public service workers has reached an agreement with the provincial government. The B.C.

A Prince George man has been sentenced to a further 13 months in jail for breaking into a seniors home where his father lives. Vincent Albert Martin, 34, received the term Thursday in Prince George provincial court for an Aug.

"These aren't your grandma's sock monkeys," said Diane Fairservice, organizer of the 31st annual Mennonite Fall Fair held today at the Civic Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. "The sock monkeys that Wendy Herring makes are very different.

VICTORIA -- When Richard Rosenthal took on the position as head of the new police watchdog he made it clear the team wouldn't open their doors until every hair was in place.

For three-and-half years, parents of school-aged children living in a rural area northeast of Prince George have been pushing for a replacement for the now-demolished Giscome elementary school.

VICTORIA -- A vote to curtail oil tanker traffic through B.C.'s coastal waters was nearly too close to call at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Thursday.

Prince George is one of the top six communities in B.C. for supporting small business in 2012. The provincial Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour gave out the award Thursday, in conjunction with the B.C.

A thief made off with a book of raffle tickets from the downtown Scotiabank branch on Victoria Street and none of those tickets were placed in the bin for last week's grand prize draw, which happened Saturday.

VICTORIA -- Local government leaders were courted for their votes Thursday morning as B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix addressed a standing-room only crowd at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.

A former teacher who worked alongside John Furlong during his time as head of the physical education department at Prince George College said Furlong was never abusive towards his students.