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Light winds and dry conditions continue to hinder the Prince George region and prompted the Ministry of Environment and the Northern Health Authority to keep an air quality advisory for Prince George in effect Wednesday.

The new mill at the Endako molybdenum mine is meeting expectations and then some, Thompson Creek Metals said this week. Commercial production at the mill began on Feb.

The grounds for a Prince George man's battle with the federal government's tax collector have been narrowed slightly by the B.C. Court of Appeals.

Just a few weeks after a crack-addicted thief was sentenced to four years in jail for committing armed robbery against two cabbies and seriously injuring one victim, another man is being sought by police for a violent attack on a cab driver.

The roster of provincial court judges in Prince George will increase by two over the coming months after Attorney General Shirley Bond announced new appointments to the bench on Tuesday. Victor Galbraith will begin work on Feb.

The City of Prince George was recognized by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for reaching the final milestones in its work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday.

In one week, a coroner's inquest will delve into why a forest worker died on the job in the Cariboo. Charles Henry Engelbert died on April 17, 2010 the day after being critically injured while falling trees on a forestry worksite near Likely.

A Prince George couple alleging Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) trespassed on their property and falsely imprisoned them will not get their day in court because they missed the deadline for filing a legal action, a B.C. Supreme Court Justice found.

A man who was seen walking in the area of 17th Avenue and Juniper Street carrying a number of firearms last month has been sentenced to a year in jail.

After showing a slight decline in population five years ago, Prince George is growing again. The 2011 census figures released by Statistics Canada Wednesday show the city's population at 71,974.