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UNBC washed away by cold-water tide

UNBC washed away by cold-water tide

Talia Miller knows all about cold-water clothes washing. Her grandparents on Galiano Island near Vancouver taught her well.

Body found in Quesnel identified

The B.C. Coroners Service said Wednesday it has confirmed the identity of a deceased male found in a wooded area in Quesnel last fall as Markham Paul Gravelle. Gravelle was a Quesnel resident and about 41 years old at the time of his death.

World Baseball Challenge loads bases as CTSA awards finalists

The 2011 World Baseball Challenge held last July at Citizen Field brought some of the world's best amateur baseball teams to Prince George and left a lasting impression on baseball fans.

Wanted man may be headed to Prince George

RCMP are requesting the public's help to locate a suspect who fled the scene of a marijuana grow operation in the Nass Valley on Wednesday.

CSFS to receive $460,000

Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) will receive $460,000 courtesy of the provincial government's civil forfeiture grant program.

Vanderhoof hospital taking up the slack

St. John Hospital in Vanderhoof is experiencing more patient visits and longer waiting room lineups in the wake of a doctor shortage that has closed the hospital emergency room in Fort St. James.

RCMP contract to increase costs, oversight for city

Approval of the new RCMP contract between the province of B.C. and the federal government will see Prince George's policing costs rise by approximately $123,000 in 2013. The 20-year contract includes a 0.

New rule closes gate on South African doctors

New regulations are making it difficult for doctors from South Africa hoping to establish family practices in Canada and Margot Schweers is outraged the taps have essentially been turned off on a physician pipeline that's been the lifeblood of her ho

Jobs, lower cost of housing lure workers to northern capital

Single mom moved from Lower Mainland to find a job, four-minute commute and more time to spend with her daughter

UNBC washed away by cold-water tide

Talia Miller knows all about cold-water clothes washing. Her grandparents on Galiano Island near Vancouver taught her well.