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Liquified natural gas (LNG) will create a new pool of employment for northern B.C., according to Industry Training Authority CEO Kevin Evans.

Citizenship judge William Lindemere Day welcomed more than 80 new Canadians into the Canadian family during one of two swearing in ceremonies on Tuesday. And unlike those born in this country, becoming Canadian was not a birthday but a wedding day.

First Nations leaders from across the province will converge on Prince George later this month for a conference that organizers describe as "match making for business.

The Prince George RCMP is asking the public's help in finding a local man who is wanted on a province-wide warrant. Timothy Donald Munroe, 43, is wanted for possession of property obtained by crime and operation of a motor vehicle while disqualified.

Police were called in to intervene in a confrontation between roommates, late Thursday night. They arrived at the Milburn Street home to find one of the participants gone from the scene.

Conifex Timber Inc. is a few steps away from raising $25 million. A syndicate of underwriters has agreed to purchase $23.5 million worth of shares, the company said Thursday, and it intends to raise a further $1.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two young children who died Jan. 31 in a house fire in Mackenzie.

Bobtail Lake, formally known as Naltesby Lake, is part of the Chilako River system located southwest of Prince George.

The city's unemployment rate hit a 16-month high of 8.5 per cent in January, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers issued Friday. The number also represents a 0.

Regional District of Fraser-Fort George employee Meredith Burmaster was one of four local government employees across B.C. recognized with a certificate of achievement on Thursday. The B.C.