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The U.S. claim under the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) against Canada for alleged subsidies on British Columbia's timber stumpage rates has been reduced by nearly $200 million, an industry observer says.

After a week of doubt, a glimmer of hope arose Friday that Babine Forest sawmill could make a comeback. The Burns Lake sawmill was destroyed in an explosion and fire Jan.

The Fraser Basin Council has begun gathering input in its three-phase consultation on the human health impacts of oil and gas development in northeastern B.C. On Jan. 3 the B.C.

Prince George's population remained stable from 2010 to 2011, according to a B.C. stats report released Friday. At 75,828 people, the figure grew by a mere 282 over the year before. Compared to the 2006 federal report, that's a 4,847-person jump.

A surveillance camera caught a female suspect breaking into a College Heights A&W Restaurant after hours. Police are hoping the public will recognize who she is in the images released on Friday. The incident occurred at about 1 a.m. on Jan.

Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson is disappointed the province isn't going far enough to heal beetle-killed pine forests.

There is an enclosed skating rink at the end of Denise Foucher's street, but it wasn't necessary when the very street in their Colllege Heights cul-de-sac began serving the same purpose.

Lucas Degerness officially becomes a man on Sunday. Jan. 29 is the missing boy's 19th birthday, and his loved ones are celebrating with candles during a vigil instead of on a cake.

The College of New Caledonia board of governors on Friday approved a new contract for CNC faculty staff that will result in no wage increases. But it won't be long before contract negotiations between the board and faculty association resume.

B.C. sticking to for-profit contractors for medevac missions