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Construction of phase two of Duchess Park is expected to begin this spring, following the announcement of $400,000 in provincial funding on Friday.

Bank of Montreal (BMO) economist Douglas Porter is urging prospective home buyers to give fixed rate mortgages greater consideration, saying there appears to be a "shifting of the tides" in the financial markets.

A 19-year-old Prince George man is expected to recover, Prince George RCMP said Friday, after suffering a stab wound to his back early Friday morning during a drunken fight at a house party.

Mayor Shari Green will not comment on how her new executive assistant was recruited, according to a city spokesperson.

The Prince George Public Library will be a littler cooler Monday morning - and not just because of some new releases.

A 56-year-old Houston man was pronounced dead at the scene Monday morning after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer unit on Highway 16 east of Topley.

Compared to the rest of the province, residents of northern B.C. have a significantly higher risk of getting lung cancer and slightly more likely to develop colorectal cancer.

Cancer rates Following are the age standardized cancer rates for 2009 in the Northern Health region as compared to all of B.C. All cancers - incidence rate (per 100,000 people) Northern Health - 403; B.C.

Securing enough timber to rebuild Babine Forest Products will take some shuffling, provincial Jobs Minister Pat Bell said Friday during an update on the campaign to soften the blow Burns Lake has suffer with the loss of the community's main employer.

Fans of operatic vocal stylings will have to wait an extra day for their live music fix. Due to a scheduling conflict, The Canadian Tenors have moved the date of their Prince George performance at CN Centre from Wednesday, May 23 to Thursday, May 24.