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An air quality advisory is in effect for Prince George because of high quantities of dust in the air. The air quality advisory is expected to last until the current weather pattern of light winds and dry conditions ends.

The B.C. Automobile Association (BCAA) is looking to crown the worst road in the province, and five Prince George roads are amongst the top-10 contenders. Motorists can nominate or vote for a road online by going to www.bcaa.com/worstroads.

A former Prince George teacher pleaded guilty Tuesday to gross indecency for maintaining a sexual relationship with a student he coached on the Duchess Park Secondary School girls basketball team.

English is not the first language for many Canadian citizens and 17 post-secondary schools in B.C. now have a mandate to improve those skills free of charge to students.

Municipal and provincial politicians in B.C. say they've been caught off guard by Ottawa's decision to offer Mounties a pay raise.

Timber will likely trump tourism in the scramble for enough wood to reopen the Babine Forests Products sawmill. Responding to a call by the B.C.

When the forestry town's main sawmill and economic engine, Babine Forest Products, mysteriously exploded on Jan. 20 in Burns Lake, the community it called on municipal leaders to look to others for help.

Two new sherrifs started work in Prince George this week increasing the roster based out of the courthouse to 21. The two were among 23 who recently completed training that began in January at the B.C. Justice Institute.

Burns Lake is not alone in confronting sudden economic disaster. It is one thing if a town eventually stumbles into obscurity due to changes of economy over time.

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a complaint lodged against the Endako Mine by an employee who claims discrimination by the company because of his disability to proceed to a hearing.