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THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - The effort to reopen the old Kitsault molybdenum mine northeast of Prince Rupert, B.C. has cleared another hurdle.

More young voices from the B.C. Interior should have a chance to be heard and give back to their community, according to a local member of the British Columbia Youth Parliament (BCYP).

A taxi driver was hospitalized with serious cut wounds to his hand after a struggle with an armed robber early Monday morning.The attack took place at the Petro-Canada gas station at 20th Avenue and Upland Street.

Five local high schools are rolling up their sleeves to help meet Canada's demand for blood donations.

The B.C. cattle industry has been critically short changed by the provincial government, setting of a cascade of economic pain, announced provincial ranchers in Prince George. The BC Cattlemen's Association (BCCA) board of directors was in B.C.

The BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North is expected to open for business sometime late in 2012. While the new Prince George facility will help localize the treatment facilities for cancer sufferers living in northern B.C.

The nomination period for the 2011 Regional District of Fraser-Fort George election is half over and only one electoral area has more than one candidate. The following candidates have put their names forward in the regional district election.

How people perceive the amount of pain others are feeling is partly based on character traits of the pain sufferers, a UNBC researcher has determined.

The head of the medical imaging department at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.

Greer Creek Recreation Site has been closed after a footbridge across the creek was damaged beyond repair by high water during the summer. The log-and-plank bridge is slated for replacement later this fall.