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While Prince George and Kamloops each exceeded their fundraising goals, the friendly B.C. SPCA City Challenge left Kamloops way ahead raising $40,140 and Prince George at $21,406. The goal for Kamloops was $40,000 and Prince George was $20,000.

More flooding in Prince George can be expected in the next few days. According to B.C.

College Heights secondary school student Gurbind Singh Deo already has a laundry list of accomplishments for his age, but he has just added one more. The Grade 11 student has been named the youth of the year for the City of Prince George.

A lack of federal grant opportunities has stalled some of the city's work to lessen the damage caused by overflowing rivers in local neighbourhoods.

A jury found Gordon Mayward Kerr guilty of criminal negligence causing death Wednesday night for an April 28, 2010 early-morning altercation that led to the death of Samuel Auger.

A cluster of calls to 911 Tuesday reported a woman standing on the guard rail of the Simon Fraser Bridge. She was noticed by motorists and other members of the public at about 9 a.m.

The floods have officially passed for now. With river levels continuing to recede, the regional district's Emergency Operations Centre was deactivated Tuesday.

The consultant in charge of setting up the temporary dikes on Farrell Street said he is just as annoyed some homes couldn't be protected from potential floodwaters, but that it wasn't in his power to make it happen.

The Nak'azdli First Nation will receive roughly $24 million over the life of the Mount Milligan gold and copper mine through an economic development agreement signed Tuesday with the provincial government.

The key to survival of any cancer is early detection. Charles Brunette, the Ride For Dad event organizer, is asking wives, mothers, sisters and friends to step in and help.