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When police announced Tuesday that Bobby Jack Fowler was the one responsible for the murder of 16-year-old Colleen MacMillen in 1974, and that he died in an Oregon prison in 2006 before anyone discovered he was ever killing in Canada, it might have b

VICTORIA -- As has been constantly repeated, the province doesn't have any money to hand out right now, but that doesn't mean it will always be the case, hinted newly appointed cabinet minister Bill Bennett.

School District 57 has approved 44 learning team grants totalling $125,000 that will allow teachers to take part in professional development initiatives this school year during regular school hours.

VICTORIA -- Prince George politicians did not find support for their idea to free up federal gas tax revenue for road repairs. Coun. Dave Wilbur introduced the resolution on the floor of the Union of B.C.

Olympics organizer denies abuse allegations

Police have linked a former Prince George resident to at least one Highway of Tears murder using the oldest DNA sample in Interpol history.

Even if it was nearly 40 years ago, meeting Bobby Jack Fowler might still be something a person would not forget. The man police say murdered one teenaged girl in 1974 and is strongly believed to have killed two others the year before in B.C.

Lots of rain in June, followed by three months of steady sun and heat, and the bears couldn't be be happier.

A new Northern Health position paper on obesity is getting high praise from an expert in the field. Dr. Arya Sharma, a professor of medicine at the University of Alberta, can't say enough good things about the paper released earlier this year.

VICTORIA -- The provincial government agrees that local governments need to have more of a say in the running of BC Transit, the minister responsible announced Tuesday. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mary Polak delivered the B.C.